STATE PAGES U.S. Virgin Islands

Nickname...... Island of Enchantment Nickname...... The American Paradise Motto...... Joannes Est Nomen Ejus Motto...... United in Pride and Hope (John is His Name) Flower...... The Yellow Cedar Flower...... Maga Bird...... Yellow Breast or Banana Quit Bird...... Reinita Song...... Virgin Islands March Tree...... Ceiba Purchased from Denmark...... March 31, 1917 Song...... La Borinqueña Capital...... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Became a Territory of the United States...... December 10, 1898 Became a self-governing Commonwealth...... July 25, 1952 STATISTICS Capital...... San Juan Land Area (square miles)*...... 134 Population...... 106,405 STATISTICS Density per square mile...... 794.1 Land Area (square miles)...... 3,424 Capital City...... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Population...... 3,706,690 Population...... 18,481 Density per square mile...... 1,082.6 Largest City...... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Capital City...... San Juan Delegate to Congress**...... 1 Population...... 381,931 Number of School Districts...... 1 Largest City...... San Juan Resident Commissioner in Congress*...... 1 *The U.S. Virgin Islands is comprised of three large islands (St. Croix, Number of School Districts...... 1 St. John, and St. Thomas) and 50 smaller islands and cays. **Committee voting privileges only. *Committee voting privileges only. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... Legislature Legislative Body...... Legislative Assembly President...... Ronald E. Russell President of the Senate...... Vice President...... Louis Patrick Hill Vice President of the Senate...... Margarita Nolasco Legislative Secretary of the Senate...... Sammuel Sanes Secretary of the Senate...... Manuel A. Torres Nieves 2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 10 – Dec. 31, 2012 Speaker of the House...... Jenniffer González-Colón Speaker Pro Tem...... Gabriel Rodriguez Aguilo EXECUTIVE BRANCH Clerk of the House...... Brunilda Ortiz-Rodriguez Governor...... John De Jongh Jr. Lieutenant Governor...... Gregory Francis 2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 10 – June 30, 2012 Attorney General...... Vincent Frazer Commissioner of Finance...... Laurel Payne EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor...... Luis Fortuño Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2007 – 1/2015 Secretary of State...... Kenneth McClintock Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 10 Attorney General...... Guillermo Somoza Colombani Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 21 Treasurer...... Jesús F. Méndez Rodríguez JUDICIAL BRANCH Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2009 – 1/2013 Highest Court...... Supreme Court Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 10 Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Rhys S. Hodge Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 10 Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 3 U.S. Circuit Court...... 3rd JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... Supreme Court INTERNET ADDRESSES Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Frederico Hernandez-Denton Official Website...... http://www.gov.vi Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 7 Governor’s Website...... http://www.governordejongh.com Legislative Website...... http://www.legvi.org INTERNET ADDRESSES Judicial Website...... http://www.visupremecourt.org Official State Website...... http://www.pr.gov Governor’s Website...... http://www.fortaleza.gobierno.pr Senate Website...... http://www.senadopr.us House Website...... http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org Judicial Website...... http://www.tribunalpr.org

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