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Aliases: Danish West Indies

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Geography
Area 1,910 km²
Continent North America
Land area 346 km²
Water area 1,564 km²
Land boundaries 0 km
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Coastline 188 km
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Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 474 m
People
Population 106,235
Official languages
  • English
Religion Protestant
Government
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Short country name Virgin Islands
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Former name
  • Danish West Indies
Government type Presidential democracy
Capital Charlotte Amalie
Economy
GDP (PPP) 3,872,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 5,182,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 0.9 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 37,000 USD
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Labor force 48,550
Unemployment rate 10.4 %
Population below poverty line 28.9 %
Budget revenues 1,496,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 1,518,000,000 USD
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Taxes and other revenues 28.9 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -0.4 % of GDP
Public debt 53.3 % of GDP
Inflation rate 1 %
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Exports 1,810,000,000 USD
Imports 2,489,000,000 USD
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National currency US Dollar
National currency (code) USD
National currency (symbol) $
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The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the northern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and inflicted severe damage to structures, roads, the airport on Saint Thomas, communications, and electricity. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Maria passed over the island of Saint Croix in the southern Virgin Islands, inflicting considerable damage with heavy winds and flooding rains.

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