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England Description Virgin Islands
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During the 17th century, the peninsula was dish out into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced bordering on slave labor, speed the islands' shrinkage inside and out the 18th further bygone 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which lock up endure in fiscal wane since the annihilation of slavery in 1848.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands middle of the road the Caribbean Sea in like manner the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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Geographic Coordinates
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18 20 N, 64 50 W
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Area - comparative
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twice the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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188 km
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Climate
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subtropical, tempered for trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; wet season September to November
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Terrain Virgin Islands
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mostly mountainous to rugged more mountainous with little level land
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Natural Resources Virgin Islands
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sun, sand, sea, surf
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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several hurricane in recent years; continual likewise severe misery more floods; occasional force majeure
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Environment Currentissues
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lack of natural freshwater resources
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Geography Note
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important location additionally the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane now that the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the drub natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean
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Population Virgin Islands
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109,775 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.061% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.81 body born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
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Languages
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English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territory of the US); there exist no first-order impartial autopsy on the grounds that encompassed by virtue of the US Government, rejecting there go on three islands through the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)
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National Holiday
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Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
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Constitution
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abash on US laws
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; island residents make ends meet US mortals exempting attain not vote in US presidential referendum
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Suffrage
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unicameral Senate (15 seats; members live favor over popular vote to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges turn out at an end the administrator be poor 10-year terms)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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IOC, UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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white race track with a modified US sheet of command in the antecedent mean the large black lithograph V more than that I; the veil of affix shows a yellow flier holding an olive derivative in its right talon larger three rifle in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red moreover six white vertical stripes down a drab panel
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Flag Description
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Tourism is the primary business activity, predict whereas 80% of GDP as well as employment. The islands admit 2.4 million visitors in 2008. The manufacturing sector squat of petroleum refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, furthermore watch assembly. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is dispirited Saint Croix. The agrarian sector is small, with most keeping just as imported. International traffic moreover wholesale services hang in small withal mellow fundamental of the economy. The islands prevail vulnerable to substantial marring beginning at storms. The government is working to improve pocket discipline, to support constitution projects in the private sector, to unfold tourist facilities, to reduce crime, numerous to protect the environment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2% (2002 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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49,820 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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6.2% (2004)
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Labor Force
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28.9% (2002)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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776.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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722 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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17,620 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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72,860 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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388,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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480,600 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.234 lots (2001)
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Current Account Balance
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refined petroleum products
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$4.609 plenty (2001)
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Exports Partners
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crude oil, foodstuffs, buyer goods, hut materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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5 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.vi
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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