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 The
US Virgin Islands (USVI), in which the legacies of
Danish ownership are very apparent, contain three main
islands: St Thomas, St John and St Croix, lying about 40
miles east of Puerto Rico. There are 68 islands in all,
although most of them are uninhabited. They have long been
developed as holiday centers for US citizens and because
of that are distinct from the British Virgin Islands,
which have only recently started to develop their tourist
potential. The population, mainly black, has always been
English-speaking, despite the long period of Danish
control, although some Spanish is in use, particularly on
St Croix. The West Indian dialect is mostly English, with
inflections from Dutch, Danish, French, Spanish, African
languages and Créole. |
