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US Virgin Islands - Travel guideUS Virgin Islands - Country backgroundDuring the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848. |
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US Virgin Islands General Information |
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| Country full name : | conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies |
| Capital : | Charlotte Amalie |
| Religions : | Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7% |
| Languages : | English (official), Spanish, Creole |
| Location : | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates : | 18 20 N, 64 50 W |
| Area : | total: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km |
| Climate : | subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November |
| Population : | 108,605 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Virgin Islander adjective: Virgin Islander |
| Ethnic groups : | black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census) |
| Government type : | NA |
| Administrative divisions: | none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas |
| Legal system : | based on US laws |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
| Internet code : | .vi |
| Calling code : | +1340 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC -3 |
| Electricity : | 110V 60Hz |
| National holiday : | Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917) |
| Interesting link : | US Virgin Islands travel guide - Lonely Planet US Virgin Islands travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of US Virgin Islands |
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