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Vergin Islands US

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Vergin Islands US
AREA
347.1 sq km (134 sq miles).
POPULATION
97,120 (1997).
POPULATION DENSITY
280 per sq km.
CAPITAL
Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas).
CAPITAL POPULATION
12,331 (1990).
GEOGRAPHY
The islands are situated 64km (40 miles) east of Puerto Rico and comprise some 50 islands covered with lush tropical vegetation. St Thomas is long and narrow, rising abruptly to a ridge with an excellent deep-water harbour. St John is covered partly in bay forests. St Croix consists of 215 sq km (83 sq miles) of rolling ex-plantation land.
GOVERNMENT
US External Territory (Unincorporated). Gained a measure of self-government in 1954. Head of State: President William Clinton since 1993. Head of Government: Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull since 1999.
LANGUAGE
English is the official language. Spanish and Creole are also widely spoken.
RELIGION
Christian, mainly Protestant.
STANDARD TIME
GMT - 4.
ELECTRICITY
120 volts AC, 60Hz.

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