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List of U.S. Virgin Islands Governors 1917 - 1917 Edwin Taylor Pollock 1917 - 1919 James Harrison Oliver 1919 - 1921 Joseph Wallace Oman 1921 - 1922 Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle 1922 - 1923 Henry Hughes Hough 1923 - 1925 Philip Williams 1925 - 1927 Martin Edwin Trench 1927 - 1931 Waldo A. Evans 1931 - 1935 Paul... Charles Wesley Turnbull Charles Wesley Turnbull is the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... 26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic... Political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands lists political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

Country name:
conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States
conventional short form: Virgin Islands
former: Danish West Indies The Danish West Indies or Danish Antilles, (DWI, Dansk Vest Indien) are a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

Data code: VQ

Dependency status: organized, unincorporated territory of the United States with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the U.S. under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, United States Department of the Interior The Office of Insular Affairs is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that manages several United States possessions. ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ...

Government type: NA

Capital: Charlotte Amalie Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ...

Administrative divisions: none (territory of the U.S.); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ... Saint John is the smallest of the three main United States Virgin Islands (USVI), a United States territory. ... Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). ...

National holiday: Transfer Day, 31 March (1917) (from Denmark to the United States) March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ...

Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legal system: based on U.S. law

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; note: indigenous inhabitants are U.S. citizens but do not vote in U.S. presidential elections // Possession of Citizenship U.S. citizens have the right to participate in the political system of the United States (with most U.S. states having restrictions for felons, and federal restrictions on naturalized persons), are represented and protected abroad by the United States (through U.S. embassies and consulates), and... United States presidential elections determine who serves as President and Vice President of the United States for four-year terms, starting on Inauguration Day, which is January 20th of the year after the election. ...

Executive branch:
chief of state: President George W. Bush of the U.S. (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Dick Cheney (since 20 January 2001)
head of government: Governor Dr. Charles Wesley Turnbull (since 5 January 1999) and Lieutenant Governor Vargrave A. Richards (since January 2003)
cabinet: NA
elections: 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 7 November 2006)
election results: Dr. Charles Wesley Turnbull elected governor; percent of vote: Dr. Charles W. Turnbull (Democrat) 50.5%, John de Jongh 24.4% President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Charles Wesley Turnbull Charles Wesley Turnbull is the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legislative branch: unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)

Political parties and elections

Election results include names of political parties. See for additional information about parties the List of political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives; election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held 7 November 2006); results: Donna M. Christian-Christensen (Democrat) 66%, Warren B. Mosler (Independent) 28%, Krim M. Ballentine (Republican) <1% An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... Political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands lists political parties in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Charles Wesley Turnbull Charles Wesley Turnbull is the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... 26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic... The Democratic Party is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The Independent Citizens Movement (or Independent Citizens Movement) is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Donna Christian-Christensen Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, formerly Donna Christian-Green (born September 19, 1945), is the non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives. ...

Other data

Judicial branch: United States district court (District 3), judges are appointed by the President; Territorial Court, judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ...

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party (Arturo Watlington); Independent Citizens Movement (ICM) (Usie Richards); Republican Party (Gary Sprauve) The Independent Citizens Movement (or Independent Citizens Movement) is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...

International organization participation: ECLAC (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. ... Interpol logo INTERPOL, more correctly the International Criminal Police Organization, was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ...

Diplomatic representation in the U.S.: none (territory of the U.S.)

Diplomatic representation from the U.S.: none (territory of the U.S.)

Flag description: the flag is white, with a modified U.S. coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an biblical fern branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel Flag ratio: ? The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted in 1921. ...

	The Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States   Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands. ... United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). ... Population: 120,917 (July 2000 est. ... Telephones - main lines in use: 58,000 (1999) Telephones - mobile cellular: 2,000 (1992) Telephone system: domestic: modern, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay international: submarine cable and satellite communications; satellite earth stations - NA Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 11, shortwave 0 (1998) Radios: 107,000 (2003...
Government	Politics | Governors | Congressional Delegates | Senators | Elections List of U.S. Virgin Islands Governors 1917 - 1917 Edwin Taylor Pollock 1917 - 1919 James Harrison Oliver 1919 - 1921 Joseph Wallace Oman 1921 - 1922 Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle 1922 - 1923 Henry Hughes Hough 1923 - 1925 Philip Williams 1925 - 1927 Martin Edwin Trench 1927 - 1931 Waldo A. Evans 1931 - 1935 Paul... These are tables of congressional delegations from Virgin Islands to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... 26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic... Elections in the U.S. Virgin Islands gives information on election and election results in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ...
Capital	Charlotte Amalie Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ...
Small Cities	Charlotte Amalie | Christiansted | Frederiksted | Cruz Bay Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ... Christiansted is a town on St. ... Frederiksted is a town on the west end of the U.S. Virgin Island of St. ... Cruz Bay is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ...
Islands	Saint Croix | Saint John | Saint Thomas | Water Island | Other Saint Croix from space, January 1993 Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Oppenheimer Beach, in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ... The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands in the Caribbean. ...