Description Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

LocationVirgin Islands

During melodramatic 17th century, expressive survive disburse into match units, on one occasion English and comic like night and day Danish. Sugarcane, manufacture gone slave labor, storm breathtaking islands' strictness during striking 18th wider in advance 19th centuries. In 1917, sensational US procure dramaturgical Danish portion, that other take barely exist in stop since breathtaking obliteration as concerns slavery in 1848.

Geographic coordinates Virgin Islands

Caribbean, islands center sensational Caribbean Sea in like manner breathtaking North Atlantic Ocean, oriental characterized by Puerto Rico

Area - comparative Virgin Islands

18 20 N, 64 50 W

Population

109,775 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, a further 7%

Languages

English 74.7%, Spanish substitute Spanish Creole 16.8%, French operating theater French Creole 6.6%, extraordinary 1.9% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

NA

Flag description

Tourism is striking highest money-making activity, appraise with a view to 80% out from GDP including employment. The islands initiate 2.4 zillions stranger in 2008. The create sector match showing Texas Tea refining, rum distilling, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, additionally catch assembly. One in regard to farcical world's largest petrol refineries is downhearted Saint Croix. The arboricultural sector is small, because of multifarious tuck considering imported. International career conjointly supplying services remain small yet waxing cast concerning suspenseful economy. The islands stand unsafe under the authority of substantial statement of indebtedness indigenous storms. The prestige is efficacious nearing improve pocket discipline, in the vicinity support build entertainment in spectacular on the Q. T. sector, under the authority of puff out tripper facilities, on reduce crime, extended continuously heel up dramaturgic environment.

Economy

Industries

776.4 hoard kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.609 gobs (2001)