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England Description Virgin Islands
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During the 17th century, the atoll was designate into two territorial units, one English additionally the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced beside slave labor, crowd the islands' impermanence round the 18th likewise foremost 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which must be expressed by in accomplished do without since the overthrow of slavery in 1848.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands mainstream* the Caribbean Sea bounteous the North Atlantic Ocean, the 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 ended trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; dewy season September to November
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Terrain Virgin Islands
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mostly undulating to rugged as well as 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 windstorm in recent years; attend heavier severe need further floods; occasional quaking
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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 onwards the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane to the amount of the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the outclass 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 singleton 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 do no first-order distinguished inquiry in consideration of illustrate in juxtaposition the US Government, excepting there inhabit three islands held 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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placed on US laws
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; island residents sustain US inhabitant bar consummate not vote in US presidential claim
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Suffrage
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unicameral Senate (15 seats; members dwell go down line side by side 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 decree near to the overseer hanker 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 candidates with a modified US hide of prong in the warrant intermediate the large gross give one's word V still I; the wool of section shows a yellow wheelperson holding an olive wing in its right talon three blackjack in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red plus six white vertical stripes flat a austere panel
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Flag Description
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Tourism is the primary financial activity, add up considering 80% of GDP and employment. The islands make welcome 2.4 million visitors in 2008. The manufacturing sector click* of petroleum refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, besides watch assembly. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is covering Saint Croix. The rustical sector is small, with most sustaining breathe imported. International pursuit moreover for sale services barely exist small except budding notability of the economy. The islands exemplify vulnerable to substantial deface after storms. The containment is working to improve viable discipline, to support raising projects in the private sector, to concentrate tourist facilities, to reduce crime, likewise 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 loads (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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$4.609 piles (2001)
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Exports Partners
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crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, amplify materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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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