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| Virgin Islands of the United States | ||||||
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| Motto: United in Pride and Hope | ||||||
| Anthem: "Virgin Islands March" | ||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Charlotte Amalie 18°21′N 64°56′W / 18.35°N 64.933°W | |||||
| Official languages | English | |||||
| Ethnic groups | black 79.7%, white 7.1%, Asian 0.8%, mixed or other 12.4%[1] | |||||
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| Government | Unincorporated, organized territory | |||||
| - | President | Barack Obama (D) | ||||
| - | Governor | John de Jongh (D) | ||||
| - | Lieutenant Governor | Gregory R. Francis (D) | ||||
| Unincorporated territory of the United States | ||||||
| - | Treaty of the Danish West Indies | March 31, 1917 | ||||
| - | Revised Organic Act | July 22, 1954 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 346.36 km2 (202nd) 133.73 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.0 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2010 census | 109,750 | ||||
| - | Density | 354/km2 (42nd) 916.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2003 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.577 billion | ||||
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC-4) | ||||
| Drives on the | left[2] | |||||
| Calling code | +1 (spec. +1-340) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .vi and .us | |||||
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are currently owned and under the authority of the United States Government. They used to be owned by Denmark (and called Danish West Indies). They were sold to the U.S on January 17, 1917, because of fear that the Germans would capture them and use them as a submarine base in World War I. They are the only part of the U.S. where vehicles drive on the left hand side of the road.
References
Other websites
- Official Tourism Website
- Governor's Website
- CIA World Factbook information about Virgin Islands
- U.S. Census Bureau: Island Areas Census 2000
- United States Virgin Islands at the Open Directory Project
- Wikimedia Atlas of the United States Virgin Islands
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U.S. Virgin Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage - Real-time, geographic and other scientific resources of Virgin Islands from the United States Geological Survey
- Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies
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