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Capital Virgin Islands : |
Charlotte Amalie .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Virgin Islands :
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| Climate Virgin Islands :
| subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November .
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| Life expectancy Virgin Islands :
| 78.75 years .
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| Fertility rate Virgin Islands :
| 2.21 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Virgin Islands :
| NA .
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| Population Virgin Islands :
| 108,775 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Virgin Islands :
| 352 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Virgin Islands :
| 69,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Virgin Islands :
| 41,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Virgin Islands :
| 1-340.
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| Sex ratio total Virgin Islands :
| 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Virgin Islands ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Virgin Islands ratio 15 64 :
| 0.9 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Virgin Islands ratio 65 :
| 0.78 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Virgin Islands :
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| HIV Virgin Islands :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Virgin Islands :
| NA |
| Literacy Virgin Islands :
| NA |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Virgin Islands :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Virgin Islands :
| NA |
| Inflation Virgin Islands :
| 2.2% (2003) |
| Unemployment Rate Virgin Islands :
| 9.3% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Virgin Islands :
| 30,000 (2002) |
| Location Virgin Islands :
| Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic Coordinates Virgin Islands :
| 18 20 N, 64 50 W |
| Religion Virgin Islands :
| Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7% |
| Administrative region Virgin Islands :
| none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas |
| Terrain Virgin Islands :
| mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land |
| Elevation extremes lowest Virgin Islands :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Virgin Islands :
| Crown Mountain 474 m |
| Natural resources Virgin Islands :
| sun, sand, sea, surf |
| Land use arable land Virgin Islands :
| 11,76% |
| Land use permanentcrops Virgin Islands :
| 2,94% |
| Irrigated land Virgin Islands :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Virgin Islands :
| several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes |
| Environment current issues Virgin Islands :
| lack of natural freshwater resources |
| Geography note Virgin Islands :
| 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 |
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