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Central America and the Caribbean > Virgin Islands > Language

VIRGIN ISLANDER LANGUAGE STATS:   All Stats  
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English speakers 8,414 [25th of 52]
    English speakers (per capita) 7.74 per 100 people [14th of 46]
English status
National language. Bible 1535-1989.
English-speaking population > First language 8,414 [29th of 62]
English-speaking population > Total 8,414 [66th of 0]
Languages
English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population ; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

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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