Virgin Islands, USA

United States Virgin Islands has been a Colony of the USA since 1917 when the USA bought the Danish West Indies (former name of Virgin Islands) from Denmark that held the colony during the years 1814-1917, still, when slavery was abolished in 1848, Denmark found the colony less attractive on the economic level, so Denmark sold it to the USA in 1917. Since then, the United States Virgin Islands has been a colony of the USA under the status of Unincorporated and Organized Territory of the United States namely, Unincorporated Territories are not integral parts of the USA, so each territory has a self-governing that includes the Governor, the Cabinet and Territorial Legislature.

Government of United States Virgin Islands https://www.vi.gov/
Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands http://www.legvi.org/

One of the Prominent Religious Sites in USVI

**Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas**

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2024 Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb/2024

Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

Source: CIA Factbook

Source: Britannica

Source: https://tradecouncil.org/fdi-in-us-virgin-islands/

Profile of United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States-Virgin-Islands
United States Virgin Islands - CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/virgin-islands/

Interview with the Governor of United States Virgin Islands

Research Papers and Research Books

After the Storms: Reflections on the US Virgin Islands Navarro, T. (2018). After the Storms: Reflections on the US Virgin Islands. Transforming Anthropology, 26(2), 173-180.
Flora of St. John, US Virgin Islands Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. (1996). Flora of St. John, US Virgin Islands (Vol. 78, pp. iii+-581).
Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands Rogers, C. S., Miller, J., Muller, E. M., Edmunds, P., Nemeth, R. S., Beets, J. P., ... & Voss, J. D. (2008). Ecology of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs of the USA, 303-373.
Economic and fiscal conditions in the US Virgin Islands Austin, D. A. (2018). Economic and fiscal conditions in the US Virgin Islands. Congressional Research Service Report, 45235.
Health impact of hurricanes Irma and maria on st thomas and st john, US Virgin Islands, 2017–2018 Chowdhury, M. A. B., Fiore, A. J., Cohen, S. A., Wheatley, C., Wheatley, B., Balakrishnan, M. P., ... & Morris Jr, J. G. (2019). Health impact of hurricanes Irma and maria on st thomas and st john, US Virgin Islands, 2017–2018. American journal of public health, 109(12), 1725-1732.
Changing climate, changing discourse: Analyzing reporting of climate change and economic development in the US Virgin Islands Rudge, K. (2021). Changing climate, changing discourse: Analyzing reporting of climate change and economic development in the US Virgin Islands. Climate Risk Management, 33, 100350.
Potential clean energy transition pathways in the US Virgin Islands using carbon sensitive policy options Shah, K. U. (2022). Potential clean energy transition pathways in the US Virgin Islands using carbon sensitive policy options. Energy for Sustainable Development, 71, 89-103.
Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands Rogers, C. S., & Beets, J. (2001). Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands. Environmental Conservation, 28(4), 312-322.
US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda Yandle, T., Sweeney Tookes, J., & Grace-McCaskey, C. A. (2020). US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda. Coastal Management, 48(5), 481-504.
Geology of St. John, US Virgin Islands Rankin, D. W. (2002). Geology of St. John, US Virgin Islands (Vol. 1631, pp. 1-36). US Government Printing Office.
Virgin capital: Race, gender, and financialization in the US Virgin islands Navarro, T. (2021). Virgin capital: Race, gender, and financialization in the US Virgin islands. State University of New York Press.
Measurement and prediction of sediment production from unpaved roads, St John, US Virgin Islands Ramos‐Scharrón, C. E., & MacDonald, L. H. (2005). Measurement and prediction of sediment production from unpaved roads, St John, US Virgin Islands. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: The Journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 30(10), 1283-1304.
Fighting Against History, Nature and Politics: Small-Scale Farmers, Agricultural Production and Self-Sustainability on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Laurencin, E. (2017). Fighting Against History, Nature and Politics: Small-Scale Farmers, Agricultural Production and Self-Sustainability on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Graduate Studies.
Transformation of a landscape in the upper mid-west, USA: the history of the lower St. Croix river valley, 1830 to present Andersen, O. B., Crow, T. R., Lietz, S. M., & Stearns, F. (1996). Transformation of a landscape in the upper mid-west, USA: the history of the lower St. Croix river valley, 1830 to present. Landscape and Urban Planning, 35(4), 247-267.

Historical Background and Historical Perspective

Historical versus contemporary medicinal plant uses in the US Virgin Islands Soelberg, J., Davis, O., & Jäger, A. K. (2016). Historical versus contemporary medicinal plant uses in the US Virgin Islands. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 192, 74-89.
Impact of hurricane Hugo on bird populations on St. John, US Virgin Islands Askins, R. A., & Ewert, D. N. (1991). Impact of hurricane Hugo on bird populations on St. John, US Virgin Islands. Biotropica, 481-487.
Effects of hurricanes David and Frederic (1979) on shallow Acropora palmata reef communities: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Rogers, C. S., Suchanek, T. H., & Pecora, F. A. (1982). Effects of hurricanes David and Frederic (1979) on shallow Acropora palmata reef communities: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Bulletin of Marine Science, 32(2), 532-548.
The effects of Hurricane Hugo in three tropical forests in the US Virgin Islands Reilly, A. E. (1991). The effects of Hurricane Hugo in three tropical forests in the US Virgin Islands. Biotropica, 414-419.
Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Cohen, J. M. (2004). Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Upne.
Lessons from the History of Unions in the US Virgin Islands Jones-Hendrickson, S. B. (2021). Lessons from the History of Unions in the US Virgin Islands. In Environment and Labor in the Caribbean (pp. 95-109). Routledge.
Microregionalism and intercolonial relations: the case of the Danish West Indies, 1730–1830 Mulich, J. (2013). Microregionalism and intercolonial relations: the case of the Danish West Indies, 1730–1830. Journal of Global History, 8(1), 72-94.
130 years of colonial and postcolonial exhibitions in Denmark about The Danish West Indies Halberg, R. L. (2018). 130 years of colonial and postcolonial exhibitions in Denmark about The Danish West Indies. Gränsløs, (9).
Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix Hall, N. A. (1992). Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. University of the West Indies Press.
The Mission to St. Croix in the West Indies: 1750-1769 Fenning, H. (1962). The Mission to St. Croix in the West Indies: 1750-1769. Archivium Hibernicum, 25, 75-122.

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