| UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS Updated 21 October 2012 |
United States Virgin Islands is located in the Caribbean Sea of the North American Continent, with a population of
105,275, making it the 193rd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Charlotte Amalie with a total
population of 18,914. The country encompasses 1,910 square kilometers making it the 201st largest country in total
area. It shares boundaries with Atlantic Ocean, Pillsbury Sound and Caribbean Sea.
President Barack Hussein Obama of the United States is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Vice
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., achieves that status through a majority vote of the Electoral College and holds
that position for a four year term and is eligible for a second term. Under the United States Constitution, residents of
unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for United States president and vice
president. Governor John DeJongh is recognized as the Head of Government and along with Lieutenant Governor
Gregory R. Francis, achieves that status by popular vote for a four-year term and is eligible for a second term. Its
form of government is an unincorporated organized territory of the United States of America and they celebrate the
creation of their constitution on 22nd of July 1954.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Spanish and Spanish Creole, French and French Creole and
other languages. It counts among its major religions Baptist, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and other religions. As
sources of mass communication it has 6 AM, 16 FM and 5 Television station.
Major geographical features are Crown Mountain, its highest point at 475 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is Caribbean Sea, which measures 188 kilometers of Coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, petroleum refining,
watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles and electronics. Its official currency is the
United States Dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about the U.S. Virgin Islands. Before World War I, the Virgin Islands were
owned by Denmark but during the war the United States paid $25 million for the Virgin Islands to stop Germany from
expanding into the Western Hemisphere.
105,275, making it the 193rd largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Charlotte Amalie with a total
population of 18,914. The country encompasses 1,910 square kilometers making it the 201st largest country in total
area. It shares boundaries with Atlantic Ocean, Pillsbury Sound and Caribbean Sea.
President Barack Hussein Obama of the United States is recognized as the Chief of State and, along with Vice
President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., achieves that status through a majority vote of the Electoral College and holds
that position for a four year term and is eligible for a second term. Under the United States Constitution, residents of
unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for United States president and vice
president. Governor John DeJongh is recognized as the Head of Government and along with Lieutenant Governor
Gregory R. Francis, achieves that status by popular vote for a four-year term and is eligible for a second term. Its
form of government is an unincorporated organized territory of the United States of America and they celebrate the
creation of their constitution on 22nd of July 1954.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Spanish and Spanish Creole, French and French Creole and
other languages. It counts among its major religions Baptist, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and other religions. As
sources of mass communication it has 6 AM, 16 FM and 5 Television station.
Major geographical features are Crown Mountain, its highest point at 475 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is Caribbean Sea, which measures 188 kilometers of Coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, petroleum refining,
watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles and electronics. Its official currency is the
United States Dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about the U.S. Virgin Islands. Before World War I, the Virgin Islands were
owned by Denmark but during the war the United States paid $25 million for the Virgin Islands to stop Germany from
expanding into the Western Hemisphere.
| Blackbeard's Castle on Saint Thomas Island |
| Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas- United States Virgin Islands' capital and largest city |
| Brass Islands in Megen's Bay on Saint Thomas |
| Christiansted, Saint Croix |
| Coral Bay on Saint Johns |
| Fort Christian on Saint Thomas |
| View from Crown Mountain |
| Water Island Beach |
| Sail Rock on the Caribbean Sea- United States Virgin Islands' lowest point |
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| Buck Island Reef |
| Children's Parade performers in national costume in Saint Thomas |
| Crown Mountain on Saint Thomas-United States Virgin Islands' highest point |
| Frederiksted on Saint Croix |
| Rainforest Walk on Saint Croix |
| Red Hook Bay on Saint Thomas |
| Stewed Oxtail- a favorite dish of the United States Virgin Islands |
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| East End on Saint John's Island- the easternmost point of the United States Virgin Islands adjacent to the Three Sister Islands of the British Virgin Islands |
| Sandy Point on Saint Croix- the southernmost point of the United States Virgin Islands |
| Teague Bay on Saint Croix- the westernmost point of the United States Virgin Islands |
| Tropico Point on Saint Thomas- the northernmost point of the United States Virgin Islands |
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