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Christiansted Information:
Christiansted is in Saint Croix county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 00820 00821 00822 00823 00824
Christiansted area code: 340
Christiansted latitude and longitude: 17.7488, 64.7039
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During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided
into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish.
Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy
during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased
the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the
abolition of slavery in 1848.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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