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Virgin Islands (United States)     [137]
(Territory of the United States)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: VI
LAND AREA: 345 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
>17,000 >10,000 >1,000 >100 >10 >1 <1 Unknown TOTAL
0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 106000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 307 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 76.2 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.942

ECONOMY
  Income/Capita: $0

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: 

United States National Park Service

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS: 
Island Resources Foundation

REFERENCES:

Last updated 08/02/98

Islands of Virgin Islands (United States)
St Croix (United States - Virgin Islands)
St John (United States - Virgin Islands)
St Thomas (United States - Virgin Islands)

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