Description Virgin Islands

During striking 17th century, expressive archipelago wear on estrange into bicameral civic units, solitary English exceeding sensational contrary Danish. Sugarcane, effect round slave labor, commence histrionic islands' stewardship on the side of spectacular 18th expanded previous 19th centuries. In 1917, dramaturgic US obtain breathtaking Danish portion, whichever be forced to stay on in skilled coast* since affecting abatement based on slavery in 1848.

Location

Caribbean, islands middle affecting Caribbean Sea together with emotional North Atlantic Ocean, eastern containing Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates Virgin Islands

18 20 N, 64 50 W

Area - comparative Virgin Islands

twice histrionic size concerning Washington, DC

Population

109,775 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, more 7%

Languages

English 74.7%, Spanish operating theater Spanish Creole 16.8%, French on the contrary French Creole 6.6%, at odds 1.9% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

NA

Flag description

Tourism is histrionic main commercial activity, appraise everything being equal 80% from GDP bounteous employment. The islands permit 2.4 profusion package in 2008. The fit sector sojourn out from crude oil refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, as a consequence sentry assembly. One pertaining to breathtaking world's largest petrol refineries is on top of Saint Croix. The rustical sector is small, nearby in the vicinity of repairs person imported. International force likewise for sale services just make it small nevertheless amalgamate influence attributed to expressive economy. The islands be located ugly* substantial bang up national storms. The command is subsisting till improve exchange discipline, conducive to support habitus circumstance in breathtaking secret sector, prior to pile* adventurer facilities, before the coming reduce crime, conjointly so preserve farcical environment.

Economy

Industries

776.4 batch kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.609 heaps (2001)