_#_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
_*Economy #_Overview: Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for more than 70% of GDP and 70% of employment. The manufacturing sector consists of textile, electronics, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly plants. The agricultural sector is small, most food being imported. International business and financial services are a small but growing component of the economy. The world's largest petroleum refinery is at Saint Croix.
_#_GDP: $1.0 billion, per capita $9,000; real growth rate NA% (1985)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
_#_Unemployment rate: 2.0% (1990)
_#_Budget: revenues $470 million; expenditures $322 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY90)
_#_Exports: $2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1988);
commodities—refined petroleum products;
partners—US, Puerto Rico
_#_Imports: $3.7 billion (c.i.f., 1988);