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Virgin Islands of the United States (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 18 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 064 26 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -64.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Probably settled by Arawak Amerindians, then Caraks, who had extensive settlements and farms before Columbus arrived; Spain conquered area 16th century; farms established by English and French 17th century, by Danes 18th century; Africans came as slaves after 1763; official language is English, though French and Spanish are also spoken. |
Names: |
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| Virgin Islands of the United States (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| United States Virgin Islands (C,V)
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| Islas Vírgenes americanas (C,O)
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| Îles Vierges américaines (C,O)
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| Virgens Americanas, Ilhas (C,O)
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| Amerikanische Jungferninseln (C,O,German)
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| VIR (C,O,ISO3L)
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| VI (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO850 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| VQ (C,V,FIPS)
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| U.S. Virgin Islands (C,U,English)
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| U.S. Virgin Islands (Somali)
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| U.S. Virgin Islands (Maltese)
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| U.S. Virgin Islands (Malay (macrolanguage))
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| U.S. Virgin Islands (North Ndebele)
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| ABD Virgin Adaları (C,U,O,Turkish)
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| ABD Virjin Adaları (C,U,Turkish)
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| ABŞ Virqin Adaları (C,U,Azerbaijani)
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| Amazinga y'Isugi y'Abanyamerika (C,U,Rundi)
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| American Virgins (C,U)
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| Americké Panenské ostrovy (C,U,Czech)
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| Američki Djevičanski Otoci (C,U,Croatian)
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| Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden (C,U,Dutch)
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| Amerikai Virgin-szigetek (C,U,Magyar (Hungarian))
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| Amerikanska Jungfruöarna (C,U,Swedish)
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| Ameriki ka Sungurunnin Gun (C,U,Bambara)
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| Ameriški Deviški otoki (C,U,Slovene)
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| Amɛrika Virgin Islands (C,U,Akan)
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| ASV Virdžīnas (C,U,Latvian)
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| Âzûâ Virîgo tî Amerîka (C,U,Sangho)
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| Bandarísku jómfrúaeyjar (C,U,Icelandic)
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| Bandarísku Jómfrúreyjar (C,U,Icelandic)
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| Birjina uharte amerikarrak (C,U,Basque)
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| Bisanga bya Vierzi ya Ameriki (C,U,Lingala)
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| Bizinga bya Virigini eby'Amerika (C,U,Ganda (Ugandan language))
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| Danish Islands in America (C,U)
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| Danish Westindia Islands (C,U)
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| Danske Ey-Lande (C,U)
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| Dansk Vestindien (C,U)
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| De amerikanske jomfruøer (C,U,Danish)
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| De amerikanske jomfruøyene (C,U,Norwegian (Bokmål))
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| De Dansk-Vestindiske Oer (C,U)
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| Dei amerikanske jomfruøyane (C,U,Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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| Duuɗe Kecce Amerik (C,U,Fulah)
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| Îles Vierges des États-Unis (C,U,French)
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| Ilhas Virgens dos EUA (C,U,Portuguese)
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| Illas Virxes Estadounidenses (C,U,Galician)
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| Illes Verges nord-americanes (C,U,Catalan)
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| Inizi Gwercʼh ar Stadoù-Unanet (C,U,Breton)
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| Inslas Verginas Americanas (C,U,Romansh)
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| Insulele Virgine S.U.A. (C,U,Romanian)
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| Islas Virgenes (C,U)
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| Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos (C,U,Spanish)
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| Isles des Vierges (C,U)
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| Isles de Vierges (C,U)
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| Isole Vergini (C,U)
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| Isole Vergini Americane (C,U,Italian)
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| i-U.S. Virgin Islands (C,U,Zulu)
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| Jomfrue Oer (C,U)
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| Kepulauan U.S. Virgin (C,U,Indonesian)
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| Lutanda lua Vierzi wa Ameriki (C,U,Luba-Katanga)
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| Mergelių salos (JAV) (C,U,Lithuanian)
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| Nosy Virijiny Etazonia (C,U,Malagasy)
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| Oileáin na Maighdean S.A.M. (C,U,Irish Gaelic)
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| Orílẹ́ède Etikun Fagini ti Amẹrika (C,U,Yoruba)
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| ʻOtumotu Vilikini fakaʻamelika (C,U,Tonga (Tonga Islands))
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| Panenské ostrovy - USA (C,U,Slovak)
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| Quần đảo Virgin, Mỹ (C,U,Vietnamese)
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| S.A.D. Devičanska Ostrva (C,U,Bosnian)
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| Sambandsríki Amerikas Jómfrúoyggjarnar (C,U,Faroese)
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| Tsibiran Birjin Ta Amurka (C,U,Hausa)
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| USA Neitsisaared (C,U,Estonian)
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| Usonaj Virgulininsuloj (C,U,Esperanto)
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| U.S. Vɛrgin ƒudomekpowo nutome (C,U,Ewe)
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| Virgin Islands (US) (C,U,English)
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| Visiwa vya Virgin vya Marekani (C,U,Kikuyu)
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| Visiwa vya Virgin vya Marekani (Swahili (generic))
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| V.S. Maagde-eilande (C,U,Afrikaans)
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| Wyspy Dziewicze Stanów Zjednoczonych (C,U,Polish)
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| Yhdysvaltain Neitsytsaaret (C,U,Finnish)
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| Ynysoedd Americanaidd y Wyryf (C,U,Welsh)
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| Zvitsuwa zveAmerika (C,U,Shona)
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| หมู่เกาะยูเอสเวอร์จิน (C,U,Thai)
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| САЩ, Вирджински острови (C,U,Bulgarian)
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| యు.ఎస్. వర్జిన్ దీవులు (C,U,Telugu)
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| യു.എസ്. വെര്ജിന് ദ്വീപുകള് (C,U,Malayalam)
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| 米領ヴァージン諸島 (C,U,Japanese)
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| Виргинские о-ва (США) (C,U,Russian)
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| איי הבתולה האמריקניים (C,U,Hebrew )
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| अमेरिकी वर्जिन टापू (C,U,Hindi)
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| ಯು.ಎಸ್. ವರ್ಜಿನ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು (C,U,Kannada)
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| संयुक्त राज्य भर्जिन टापु (C,U,Nepali)
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| Віргінскія астравы, ЗША (C,U,Belarusian)
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| Віргінські острови США (C,U,Ukrainian)
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| યુ.એસ વર્જિન આઇલેન્ડ (C,U,Gujarati)
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| ඇමරිකානු වර්ජින් දූපත් (C,U,Sinhala)
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| Αμερικανικές Παρθένοι Νήσοι (C,U,Greek)
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| ຢູເອສເວີຈິນໄອແລນ (C,U,Lao)
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| ୟୁଏସ୍ ଭର୍ଜିନ୍ ଦ୍ବୀପପୁଞ୍ଜ (C,U,Odia)
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| ယူအက်စ် ဗာဂျင်း ကျွန်းစု (C,U,Burmese)
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| यू.एस. व्हर्जिन बेटे (C,U,Marathi)
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| جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحده (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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| امریکی ورجن آئلینڈز (C,U,Urdu)
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| የአሜሪካ ቨርጂን ደሴቶች (C,U,Tigrinya)
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| የአሜሪካ ቨርጂን ደሴቶች (Amharic)
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| Девствени Острови на САД (C,U,Macedonian)
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| 미국령 버진 아일랜드 (C,U,Korean)
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| С.А.Д. Девичанска Острва (C,U,Serbian)
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| মার্কিন ভার্জিন দ্বীপপুঞ্জ (C,U,Bengali)
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| யூ.எஸ் கன்னித் தீவுகள் (C,U,Tamil)
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| جزر فرجين الأمريكية (C,U,Arabic)
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| Danish West Indies (H,O)
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Place Types: |
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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purchased by USA from Denmark in 1917 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| island group (C) |
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| dependent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Charlotte Amalie .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Virgin Islands of the United States) [7018662] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| യു.എസ്. വെര്ജിന് ദ്വീപുകള്.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Αμερικανικές Παρθένοι Νήσοι.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| মার্কিন ভার্জিন দ্বীপপুঞ্জ.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Amazinga y'Isugi y'Abanyamerika.......... |
[VP] |
| ..................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Američki Djevičanski Otoci.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Ameriki ka Sungurunnin Gun.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Birjina uharte amerikarrak.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Bisanga bya Vierzi ya Ameriki.......... |
[VP] |
| .................................................. |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Bizinga bya Virigini eby'Amerika.......... |
[VP] |
| ..................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| De amerikanske jomfruøyene.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Dei amerikanske jomfruøyane.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Îles Vierges des États-Unis.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Illas Virxes Estadounidenses.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Illes Verges nord-americanes.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Inizi Gwercʼh ar Stadoù-Unanet.......... |
[VP] |
| ..................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Inslas Verginas Americanas.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos.......... |
[VP] |
| ........................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Lutanda lua Vierzi wa Ameriki.......... |
[VP] |
| .................................................. |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Oileáin na Maighdean S.A.M........... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Orílẹ́ède Etikun Fagini ti Amẹrika.......... |
[VP] |
| ........................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| ʻOtumotu Vilikini fakaʻamelika.......... |
[VP] |
| ..................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Sambandsríki Amerikas Jómfrúoyggjarnar.......... |
[VP] |
| ................................................................. |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| U.S. Vɛrgin ƒudomekpowo nutome.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Visiwa vya Virgin vya Marekani.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Wyspy Dziewicze Stanów Zjednoczonych.......... |
[VP] |
| ........................................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Yhdysvaltain Neitsytsaaret.......... |
[VP] |
| ............................................... |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
| Ynysoedd Americanaidd y Wyryf.......... |
[VP] |
| .................................................. |
GeoNames online [n.d.] 4796775 |
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