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Google Maps and Detailed Facts of Virgin Islands (VG). This page lets you explore the Virgin Islands and its border countries (Country Location: the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico) through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before Google Maps.
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Virgin Islands Google Maps & Satellite Maps
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About the Virgin Islands in detail
Where is the Virgin Islands?
The Virgin Islands, in case, if you are looking on the map under the Coordinates 18 21 N 64 56 W otherwise in Central America, and the Caribbean, in the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico.
What is the capital city of the Virgin Islands?
The capital city of the Virgin Islands is Charlotte Amalie.
What is the time in Charlotte Amalie?
It is 1 hour ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; Charlotte Amalie’s timezone is UTC-4.
What is the Internet code for the Virgin Islands?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for the Virgin Islands is: .vi
What is the size of the Virgin Islands?
The Virgin Islands territory is total: 1,910 sq km; land: 346 sq km, water: 1,564 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of the Virgin Islands’ territory is twice the size of Washington, DC.
If we would like to walk around and discover the Virgin Islands, we can cover 0 km.
What is the water coverage of the Virgin Islands?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Virgin Islands is covered by water (see below), including the 188 km coastline.
What is the climate like in the Virgin Islands?
Virgin Islands’ climate is subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation: rainy season September to November.
Geographical data of Virgin Islands
The elevation of Virgin Islands; mean elevation: N/A, elevation extremes; lowest point: the Caribbean Sea 0 m, highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m.
The specific geographical details of the Virgin Islands include mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little flat land.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Virgin Islands is an 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.
Resources and land use of Virgin Islands
The country’s main mined products are sun, sand, sea, surf. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 11.5%; arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 2.9%; permanent pasture 5.7%; forest: 57.4%; other: 31.1% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Virgin Islands
The number of inhabitants of the Virgin Islands is 102,951 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 95.3% of the total population (2015).
Most of the Virgin Islands population is concentrated in CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) 52,000 (2014).
Ethnicity in the Virgin Islands
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are black 76%, white 15.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 4.9%, mixed 2.1%note: 17.4% self-identify as latino (2010 estimate).
Spoken languages in the Virgin Islands
The spoken languages in the Virgin Islands are the following: English 71.6%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 17.2%, French or French Creole 8.6%, other 2.5% (2010 estimate).
What are the most important religions in the Virgin Islands?
According to this, during the general census, researchers examine the churches: Protestant 59% (Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%), Roman Catholic 34%, other 7%.
Further population data of Virgin Islands
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,933 / female 8,776) 15-24 years: 9.32% (male 4,316 / female 5,279) 25-54 years: 38.51% (male 17,850 / female 21,795) 55-64 years: 14.72% (male 7,284 / female 7,873) 65 years and over: 20.25% (male 9,402 / female 11,443) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Virgin Islands is -0.62% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Virgin Islands the birth rate is 10.2 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 8.9 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In the Virgin Islands, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of the Virgin Islands, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in the Virgin Islands are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is N/A.
Economic data of Virgin Islands
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; 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 shipFederal programs and grants, totaling $241.4 million in 2013, contributed 19.7% of the territory’s total revenues. The economy declined in 2013 due to decreases in exports resulting from refined oil products. Nevertheless, the economy remains.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in the Virgin Islands is $5.075 billion (2013).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Virgin Islands is -5.4% (2013 estimate) -13.8% (2012 estimate) -7.5% (2011 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Virgin Islands this is $36,100 (2013 estimate) $39,300 (2012 estimate) $40,500 (2011 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products the Virgin Islands produces?
The main agricultural products of the Virgin Islands are fruit, vegetables, sorghum, Senepol cattle.
The essential segments are tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics.
Drinking water source in the Virgin Islands
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 100% of the population, rural: 100% of the population, total: 100% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 0% of the population, rural: 0% of the population, total: 0% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in the Virgin Islands
In the Virgin Islands, the average delivery number is 1.73 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in the Virgin Islands
The population’s average age is 45.6 years; male: 45.9 years, female: 45.3 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in the Virgin Islands; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Virgin Islands is -7.5 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: see the United States.
Is the Virgin Islands a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in the Virgin Islands
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In the Virgin Islands, the hospital beds’ density is N/A.
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in the Virgin Islands the note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In the Virgin Islands, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in the Virgin Islands is N/A.
What are the natural hazards in the Virgin Islands? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in the Virgin Islands is several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes.
More interesting facts about the Virgin Islands
A few words about the past, as every country and society, is connected to its history; 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.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Virgin Islands: none (territory of the US).
The flag and other symbols of the Virgin Islands
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Virgin Islands: N/A.
Constitution of Virgin Islands
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of the Virgin Islands?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
The legal system of the Virgin Islands is US common law.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
We can highlight the following structures unicameral Senate (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 2-year terms) about the legislative branch of Virgin Islands.
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in the Virgin Islands
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In the Virgin Islands, the labor force is 50,580 (2012 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Virgin Islands is total: 6.5 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 7.2 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 5.8 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in the Virgin Islands is 13% (2014).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In the Virgin Islands, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: N/A% highest 10%: N/A%.
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In the Virgin Islands, the GINI index is N/A.
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In the Virgin Islands, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: N/A% highest 10%: N/A%.
About the budget and central governments debt of the Virgin Islands
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. The Virgin Islands budget is; revenues: $1.223 billion, expenditures: $1.551 billion (2013). Taxes and other revenues are 24.1% of GDP (2013).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in the Virgin Islands is 1 October – 30 September.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in the Virgin Islands
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 3.1% (2012) and the commercial bank prime lending rate: N/A.
Export/import partners and data of Virgin Islands
With the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, the Virgin Islands generates revenue. The Virgin Islands’ export value is $2.627 billion (2013), $3.339 billion (2012). The total revenue of these activities: rum.
The most important export partners of the Virgin Islands are N/A.
The most important imported products are foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials, and the countries from where the import is coming: N/A.
Renewable energies used in the Virgin Islands
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. The Virgin Islands, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 0% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Virgin Islands, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about the Virgin Islands; a current system with total digital switching uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay. Domestic: full range of services available. International: country code – 1-340; submarine cable connections to the US, the Caribbean, Central, and South America; satellite earth stations – NA (2015).
Transport infrastructure in the Virgin Islands
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in the Virgin Islands: 2 (2013), and the number of heliports: N/A.
The total length of the roadways in the Virgin Islands: total: 1,260 km (2008).
The total length of the waterways in the Virgin Islands: N/A.
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Facts & data about the Virgin Islands
Name of the country: conventional long way: United States Virgin Islands, traditional short form: the Virgin Islands, former: Danish West Indiesabbreviation: USVInote: the myriad islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time shortened to the Virgins (las Virgenes).
| Abbreviation: Virgin Islands | Geographic coordinates: 18 20 N, 64 50 W |
Country Location: Central America, and the Caribbean |
| Capital of Virgin Islands: Charlotte Amalie | GPS of the Capital: 18 21 N 64 56 W |
Position: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| Land area: total: 1,910 sq km; land: 346 sq km, water: 1,564 sq km | Terrain: mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little flat land |
Area comparative: twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Population: 102,951 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: -0.62% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 0.82 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 0.82 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.93 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s) / female, total population: 0.87 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $2.627 billion (2013), $3.339 billion (2012) | Imports: $2.694 billion (2013), $3.056 billion (2012) | Import partners: N/A |
| Urbanization: urban population: 95.3% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) 52,000 (2014) | Median age: total: 45.6 years; male: 45.9 years, female: 45.3 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 57,000. Percent of the population: 54.8% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 76,000. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 73 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): N/A |
| Unemployment rate: 13% (2014) | Nationality: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens) adjective: Virgin Islander | National holidays: Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80 years. Male: 77 years, female: 83.2 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 1.73 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 10.2 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: N/A | Legal system: US common law | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics | Industrial production growth rate: N/A % | GDP real growth rate: -5.4% (2013 estimate) -13.8% (2012 estimate) -7.5% (2011 estimate) |
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