short form: Virgin Islands

Digraph: VQ

Type: organized, unincorporated territory of the US administered by
the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of
the Interior

Capital: Charlotte Amalie

Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)

National holiday: Transfer Day, 31 March (1917) (from Denmark to US)

Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954

Legal system: based on US

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants
are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Executive branch:
chief of state: President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January
1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
head of government: Governor Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (since 5 January
1995); Lieutenant Governor Kenneth E. MAPP (since 5 January 1995);
election last held 22 November 1994 (next to be held NA November
1998); results - Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (Independent) 54.7%, former
Lieutenant Governor Derek HODGE 42.6%

Legislative branch: unicameral
Senate: elections last held 8 November 1994 (next to be held 5
November 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15
total) Democrats 7, Independents 7, Republican 1
US House of Representatives: elections last held 8 November 1994 (next
to be held 5 November 1996); results - Victor O. FRAZER (Independent)
54.5%, Eileen R. PETERSON (Democrat) 45.5%; seats - (1 total)
Independent 1; note - the Virgin Islands elects one representative to
the US House of Representatives

Judicial branch:
US District Court: handles civil matters over $50,000, felonies
(persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases
Territorial Court: handles civil matters up to $50,000, small claims,
juvenile, domestic, misdemeanors, and traffic cases

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party, Marilyn STAPLETON;
Independent Citizens' Movement (ICM), Virdin C. BROWN; Republican
Party, Charlotte-Poole DAVIS

Member of: ECLAC (associate), IOC

Diplomatic representation in US: none (territory of the US)

US diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)

Flag: white with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the
large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows an eagle holding
an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a
superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue
panel

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