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| Country name |
conventional long form: united states virgin islands conventional short form: virgin islands former: danish west indies |
| Government type | NA |
| Capital | Charlotte Amalie |
| Administrative divisions | none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas |
| Independence | |
| National holiday | Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917) |
| Constitution | Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954 |
| Legal system | based on US laws |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president george w. bush of the us (since 20 january 2001) election results: dr. charles wesley turnbull reelected governor; percent of vote - dr. charles wesley turnbull (democrat) 50.5%, john de jongh 24.4% elections: us president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 5 november 2002 (next to be held na november 2006) head of government: governor dr. charles wesley turnbull (since 5 january 1999) cabinet: na |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 6 november 2002 (next to be held 2 november 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - democratic party 10, icm 2, independent 3 note: the virgin islands elects one non-voting representative to the us house of representatives; election last held 6 november 2002 (next to be held 2 november 2004); results - donna m. christian-christenson (democrat) reelected |
| Judicial branch | US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Territorial Court (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms) |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]; Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]; Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | Interpol (subbureau), IOC |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of the US) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of the US) |
| Flag description | white, 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 one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel |
Introduction and Background to Virgin Islands | Geography Of Virgin Islands | People Of Virgin Islands | Economy Of Virgin Islands | Communications Of Virgin Islands | Transportation Of Virgin Islands | Military Of Virgin Islands | Transnational Issues Of Virgin Islands
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