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English 71.6%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 17.2%, French or French Creole 8.6%, other 2.5% (2010 est.)
CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) 52,000 (2014)
- Conventional long form
- United States Virgin Islands
- Conventional short form
- Virgin Islands
- Local long form
- Local short form
presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US
- Name
- Charlotte Amalie
- Geographic coordinates
- 18 21 N, 64 56 W
- Time difference
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Tourism, trade, and other services are the primary economic activities, accounting for nearly 60% of the Virgin Island's GDP and about half of total civilian employment. The islands host nearly 3 million tourists per year, mostly from visiting cruise ships. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms. The agriculture sector is small, with most food being imported. Industry and government each account for about one-fifth of GDP. The manufacturing sector consists of rum distilling, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. A refinery on St. Croix, one of the world’s largest, processed 350,000 barrels of crude oil a day until it was shut down in February 2012, after operating for 45 years.
- Inflation
- None%
- Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
- None%
- Real Interest Rate
- None%
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
- None%
- Current Account Balance
- US$
- Labor Force, Total
- Employment in Agriculture
- %
- Employment in Industry
- %
- Employment in Services
- %
- Unemployment Rate
- %
- Imports of goods and services
- US$
- Exports of goods and services
- US$
- Total Merchandise Trade
- %
- FDI, net inflows
- US$
- Commercial Service Exports
- US$
fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics
- Commodities
- rum
- Partners
- Commodities
- foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
- Partners