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Background :

During 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. 

Location :

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

18 20 N, 64 50 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -65.04
North 18.39
East -64.57
South 17.68

Area :

total 1 910 square km
land 346 square km
water 1 564 square km

Coastline :

188.00 km

Climate :

subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November 

Terrain :

mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 475 metres

Natural resources :

sand sea
sun surf

Land use :

arable land 5.71 %
permanent crops 2.86 %
other 91.43 %

Natural hazards :

droughts earthquakes
floods hurricanes

current issues :

lack of natural freshwater resources 

Population :

109 825 

Indicators :

Growth rate -0.03 %
Birth rate 11.95 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.85 children born/woman
Death rate 6.75 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 20.40 %
15-64 years 65.90 %
65 years and over 13.60 %

Median age :

total 39.10 years
male 38.60 years
female 39.60 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.82 male(s)/female
total population 0.90 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 79.05 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 76.02 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 82.26 years

Religions :

Baptist 42.00 %
Roman Catholic 34.00 %
Episcopalian 17.00 %
other 7.00 %

Languages :

English 74.70 %
Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.80 %
French or French Creole 6.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form United States Virgin Islands
conventional short form Virgin Islands
former Danish West Indies

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 VI
ISO Numeric 850
ISO3 VIR
FIPS VQ
ccTLD vi
English Virgin Islands

Capital :

name Charlotte Amalie
geographic coordinates 18 21 N, 64 56 W
time difference -4.00

National holiday :

Transfer Day

1917-03-31

Executive branch :

Governor John DeJONGH President Barack H. OBAMA

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 1 577 000 000 $
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.00 %
PPP - per capita 14 500 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.00 %
industry 19.00 %
services 80.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 1.00 %
industry 19.00 %
services 80.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 6.20 %
Population below poverty line 28.90 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.20 %

Budget :

revenues 837 000 000 $
expenditures 837 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle fruits
sorghum vegetables

Industries :

construction electronics
petroleum refining pharmaceuticals
rum distilling textiles
tourism watch assembly

Energy :

Electricity Production 776 400 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 722 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 17 620 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 72 860 bbl/day
Oil Exports 388 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 480 600 bbl/day

Value :

4 234 000 000 $

Commodities :

refined petroleum products

Value :

4 609 000 000 $

Commodities :

building materials consumer products
foodstuffs petroleum

Currency-name :

US dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 74 200
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 80 300
FM Radio broadcast stations 16
Television broadcast stations 5
Internet Country code (ccTLD) vi
Internet Hosts 8 726
Internet Users 30 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 1 257 km

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