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GeographyLocation: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 188 km
PeoplePopulation: 97,229 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: -0.29% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 18.49 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -16.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 12.54 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.41 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black 80%, white 15%, other 5% Religions: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7% Languages: English (official), Spanish, Creole
Literacy:
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Government
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Type: organized, unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Officeof Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior Capital: Charlotte Amalie Independence: Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.2 billion National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $11,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): Unemployment rate: 3.7%
Electricity:
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