Descriptions:

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.

• U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS
• Capital: Charlotte Amalie
• Population 124,778
• Area 176,215 sq km (68,037 sq miles)
• Major language English
• Major religion Christianity
• Life expectancy 74 years (men), 81 years (women)
• Currency U.S Dollar