Statistical information U.S. Virgin Islands 1993U.S.%20Virgin%20Islands

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U.S. Virgin Islands - Introduction 1993
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Background: During the 17th century the archipelago was divided into two territorial units one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane produced by slave labor drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917 the US purchased the Danish portion which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.


U.S. Virgin Islands - Geography 1993
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Location:
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 110 km east and southeast of
Puerto Rico


Geographic coordinates

Map referenceCentral America and the Caribbean

Area
Total: 352 km²
Land: 349 km²

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 188 km
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: subtropical, tempered by easterly tradewinds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November

Terrain: mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land

Elevation

Natural resources: sun, sand, sea, surf
Arable land: 15%
Permanent crops: 6%
Meadows and pastures: 26%
Forest and woodland: 6%
Other: 47%
Land use

Land use

Irrigated land: NA km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


U.S. Virgin Islands - People 1993
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Population: 98,130 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: -0.76% (1993 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Virgin Islander(s)
Adjective: Virgin Islander; US citizens

Ethnic groups: West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%, other 8%; black 80%, white 15%, other 5%; Hispanic origin 14%

Languages: English (official), Spanish, Creole
Total population: NA%
Female: NA%

Religions: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: -0.76% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 20.26 births/1000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -22.64 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: rarely affected by hurricanes; subject to frequent severe droughts, floods, earthquakes; lack of natural freshwater resources
Current issues note: important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural, deepwater harbors in the Caribbean

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 12.54 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 75.29 years
Male: 73.6 years
Female: 77.2 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.64 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


U.S. Virgin Islands - Government 1993
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Country name
Conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States
Conventional short form: Virgin Islands

Government type:
organized, unincorporated territory of the US administered by the
Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior


Capital: Charlotte Amalie

Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)

Dependent areas

Independence

National holiday: Transfer Day, 31 March (1917) (from Denmark to US)

Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954

Legal system: based on US

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: US president, popularly elected governor and lieutenant governor

Legislative branch: unicameral Senate US District Court: handles civil matters over $50,000, felonies (persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases Territorial Court: handles civil matters up to $50,000, small claims,

Judicial branch

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: ECLAC (associate), IOC

Diplomatic representation
In the us: none (territory of the US)

Flag descriptionflag of U.S.%20Virgin%20Islands: white with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows an eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


U.S. Virgin Islands - Economy 1993
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Economy overview: Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for more than 70% of GDP and 70% of employment. The manufacturing sector consists of textile, electronics, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly plants. The agricultural sector is small, most food being imported. International business and financial services are a small but growing component of the economy. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is at Saint Croix.

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: NA%

Real gdp per capita: $11,000 (1987)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products:
truck gardens, food crops (small scale), fruit, sorghum,
Senepol cattle


Industries: tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling,

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 12%; accounts for NA% of GDP

Labor force: 45,500 (1988)
By occupation: tourism 70%
Labor force

Unemployment rate: 3.7% (1992)

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $364.4 million; expenditures $364.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY90)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $2.8 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: refined petroleum products
Partners: US, Puerto Rico

Imports: $3.3 billion (c.i.f., 1990)
Commodoties: crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
Partners: US, Puerto Rico

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


U.S. Virgin Islands - Energy 1993
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Electricity
Production: 380,000 kW capacity; 565 million kWh produced, 5,710 kWh per capita (1992)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


U.S. Virgin Islands - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


U.S. Virgin Islands - Military 1993
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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


U.S. Virgin Islands - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 2
Usable: 2
With permanentsurface runways: 2
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 0
With runways 1220-2439 m: 2

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


U.S. Virgin Islands - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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