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| AREA |
347.1
sq km (134 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
97,120 (1997). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
280 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Charlotte Amalie (St
Thomas). |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
12,331 (1990). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
The islands are situated
64km (40 miles) east of Puerto Rico and
comprise some 50 islands covered with lush
tropical vegetation. St Thomas is long and
narrow, rising abruptly to a ridge with
an excellent deep-water harbour. St John
is covered partly in bay forests. St Croix
consists of 215 sq km (83 sq miles) of rolling
ex-plantation land. |
| GOVERNMENT |
US External Territory
(Unincorporated). Gained a measure of self-government
in 1954. Head of State: President William
Clinton since 1993. Head of Government:
Governor Charles Wesley Turnbull since 1999. |
| LANGUAGE |
English is the official
language. Spanish and Creole are also widely
spoken. |
| RELIGION |
Christian, mainly Protestant. |
| STANDARD
TIME |
GMT - 4. |
| ELECTRICITY |
120 volts AC, 60Hz. |
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