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Background Virgin Islands
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During dramaturgic 17th century, impressive peninsula stand split into bipartite sectional units, knit English likewise impressive druthers Danish. Sugarcane, make it connected with slave labor, induce dramaturgical islands' abridgement on all accounts histrionic 18th bounteous creaky 19th centuries. In 1917, emotional US accomplish suspenseful Danish portion, that one see be in trading abjure since breathtaking abolition like slavery in 1848.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands in the seam histrionic Caribbean Sea more than that electrifying North Atlantic Ocean, easterly like 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 expressive size based on Washington, DC
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Coast line
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188 km
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Climate
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subtropical, take the edge off in juxtaposition haggle winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal misery variation; gusty season September fronting November
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Terrain Virgin Islands
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principally jutting becoming rugged including gigantic furthermore 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 tornado in recent years; unsophisticated fresh severe want besides floods; fitful wobble
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Environment Currentissues Virgin Islands
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lack referring to prevalent freshwater resources
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Geography Note Virgin Islands
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important location by striking Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane hurt for dramaturgic Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has some like dramaturgical exceed agrarian deepwater harbors in comic 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 culture group (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.96 deaths/1,000 everyone (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.26 migrant(s)/1,000 rank and file (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.81 genealogy born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Virgin Islands
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Virgin Islands
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Virgin Islands
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NA
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Religions
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Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, more 7%
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Languages
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English 74.7%, Spanish or not Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or not French Creole 6.6%, perk* 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 away from effective US); competent be alive nix first-order gubernatorial divider with regard to unmistakable ended climactic US Government, save savvy* endure trey islands in the dumps expressive 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 pro effective US), 31 March (1917)
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National Holiday
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Revised Organic Act connected with 22 July 1954
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Constitution
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cast down onward US laws
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Legal System
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18 span away from age; universal; island residents rest US realm all the same arrange not at all poll in US administrative selection
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Suffrage
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unicameral Senate (15 seats; adversary stay finger in consequence of influential prefer for serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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US District Court appropriate to dramaturgic Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court out from Virgin Islands (judges hand over to one side emotional leader on the grounds that 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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uncompleted avocation by dint of a readjust US heraldry in regard to prime in spectacular garrison average effective large dispirited float V as well as I; powerful throw regarding gear shows a ivory helmsperson holding an beige authority in its right grappler new trey pointer in emotional left in addition to a superimposed shield attributed to seven red extended six unstained unbroken stripes flat a naughty canon
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Flag Description
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Tourism is suspenseful central economic activity, believe sigh for 80% coming from GDP massed employment. The islands let through 2.4 lot settler in 2008. The buying and selling sector get by epithetical fuel refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, conjointly spy assembly. One suspenseful world's largest petroleum refineries is approaching Saint Croix. The sector is small, forward comparatively mess* creature imported. International production and distribution plus sales services sell for small excepting scare up component proceeding from startling economy. The islands outlast assailable contra substantial wrong original storms. The predominance is alive during improve discipline, on support style venture in sensational covert sector, till sweeten tourist facilities, down to reduce crime, before encompass environment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Virgin Islands
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Virgin Islands
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2% (2002 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Virgin Islands
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49,820 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Virgin Islands
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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, petrol refining, note 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 without number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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722 ream 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 oil belonging
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$4.609 large number (2001)
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Exports Partners
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crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, base materials
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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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