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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.

Population:

109,840

GDP per capita:

$22,975.83 per capita

Alternative names:

Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, u.s. virgin islands, us virgin islands, virgin islands of the us, virgin isls. (u.s.), Virgin Islands, U.S., Virgin Islands (US), Virgin Islands (U.S.),

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Maps of Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands (U.S. External Territory) (Political) C.I.A. 1976	Virgin Islands National Park [Virgin Islands]	Virgin Islands National Park
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