U.S. Virgin Islands BASIC INFOMATION
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| LOCAL TIME ZONE | TIMEZONE DIFFERENCE |
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| latitude / longitude |
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| 18°2'40"N / 64°49'59"W |
| ISO CODES |
| VI / VIR |
| CURRENCY |
| Dollar (USD) |
| LANGUAGES |
| English 74.7% Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8% French or French Creole 6.6% other 1.9% (2000 census) |
| ELECTRICITY |
 TYPE A NORTH AMERICAN JAPANESE 2-BLADE TYPE B AMERICAN 3-PIN |
| National flag |
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| CAPITAL |
| Charlotte Amalie |
| banks list |
| U.S. Virgin Islands banks list |
| POPULATION |
| 108,708 |
| ACREAGE |
| 352 KM2 |
| GDP (USD) |
| -- |
| TELEPHONES |
| 75,800 |
| MOBILE PHONES |
| 80,300 |
| INTERNET HOSTS |
| 4,790 |
| INTERNET USERS |
| 30,000 |
U.S. Virgin Islands Introduction
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The U.S. Virgin Islands is located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, in the east of the Great Antilles and 64 kilometers west of Puerto Rico. It is an overseas possession of the United States. It is an "unincorporated territory" of the United States. Its area is 347 square kilometers. Rus Island, St. Thomas Island and St. John’s Island are composed of three large islands with a tropical grassland climate. Residents are mainly West Indies, as well as Americans and Puerto Ricans. The official language is English. Spanish and Creole are also widely spoken. The local residents mostly believe in Protestantism. The Virgin Islands is a group of US islands in the West Indies, located in the southern part of the Virgin Islands, 64 kilometers west of Puerto Rico. It is composed of 3 islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John and many small islands and coral reefs. It covers an area of 344 square kilometers. The population is 110,000 (1989), and more than 80% are blacks and mulattos. Many residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism. General English. The capital of Charlotte Amalie. The terrain is dominated by hills, and only the southern part of St. Croix has a plain. Savanna climate. The annual average temperature is 26℃, and the annual precipitation is about 1,100 mm. It was originally a Danish royal territory and was sold to the United States in 1917. The tourism industry is the main economic sector, with more than 1 million tourists every year. Agriculture mainly produces sugarcane, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, coffee, etc., including cattle breeding and fishery. There are industries such as wine making, sugar making, clocks and watches, textiles, oil refining, aluminum smelting, and hardware. Export sugar and fruit, import grain, daily industrial products, raw materials and fuel. It has sea and air connections with the United States and the Caribbean islands. The original name of these islands was the Danish West Indies, but they were changed to their current names after being bought by the United States in 1917. The U.S. Virgin Islands is geographically part of the Virgin Islands. Since there is another part of the same archipelago that belongs to the overseas territories owned by the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom-owned part is usually referred to as the British Virgin Islands (British Virgin Islands). Islands), and the part owned by the United States is called the U.S. Virgin Islands or directly referred to as the Virgin Islands. |