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| Learn about the geography, history, people, climate, government, economy, politics, military, and other aspects of Virgin Islands. We have nine pages of interesting Virgin Islands facts & figures: on everything from transportation and communications systems to natural hazards to transitional issues facing .Virgin Islands. When you hear another country being discussed on the news, visit WorldCountries.info and gets the facts. |
| Area |
total: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km |
| Climate |
subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November |
| Population |
108,448 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census) |
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CIA World Factbook Description of Virgin Islands |
| During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848. |
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