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![]() ![]() Virgin Islands Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/virgin_islands/virgin_islands_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code VQ Dependency status organized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior Government type NA National 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 laws Suffrage 18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to
serve two-year terms)
Judicial branch US District Court, handles civil matters over $200,000, felonies (persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases; judges are appointed by the president; Territorial Court, handles civil matters of unlimited cash amount; felonies, small claims, juvenile, domestic, misdemeanors, and traffic cases; judges appointed by the governor Political parties and leaders Democratic Party, Marilyn STAPLETON; Independent Citizens' Movement (ICM), Virdin C. BROWN; Republican Party, Charlotte-Poole DAVIS International organization participation ECLAC (associate), IOC Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of the US) Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of the US) Flag description
white with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large
blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow 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
NOTE: The information regarding Virgin Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Virgin Islands Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Virgin Islands Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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