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St. John is the third largest of the four major US Virgin Islands ("USVI").
The USVI is a territory of the United States and, as such, its residents are US citizens, US laws apply to it, and it enjoys
all federal benefits. Consequently, English is spoken and the US dollar is the currency used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John,_U.S._Virgin_Islands Additionally, more than 95% of tourists to the US Virgin Islands are US citiziens. See http://www.usvitourism.vi/stjohn/homepage
... St. John is a special gem in the Caribbean, in large measure because the US National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/viis/ administers approximately 67% of island as a National Park. http://www.usvi.net/usvi/stjohn/index.htm Tourists can choose to stay at one of the great resorts of the world, Caneel Bay resort, the family-friendly
Westin St. John, http://www.stjohnisland.com/ or one of the hundreds of luxury villas on the island. http://www.luxuryretreats.com/destinations/caribbean/St-John/index.aspx?utm_source=Yahoo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=ADVANCED&utm_content=ST._JOHN&utm_campaign=U.S._VIRGIN_ISLANDS&OVRAW=st.%20john's%2C%20us%20virgin%20islands&OVKEY=st%20johns%20us%20virgin%20island&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=16377229021&OVKWID=164238767521&OVCAMPGID=4582042021&OVADGRPID=7451608409&OVNDID=ND1
... To get to St. John, numerous
air carriers run daily flights to nearby St. Thomas from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charlotte
and Miami. Once in St. Thomas, visitors take a shuttle to the Red Hook Ferry Dock and then take a ferry for the
17-minute ride to St. John. Upon arriving in St. John, Spyglass Restaurant is a 100 yard walk down the beach.
... Just more than 5,000 people
live year-round in St. John, and housing opportunites vary from waterfront apartments in Wharfside Village to neighborhood
homes mid-island to high end villas with commanding views. Local realtors can assist in locating housing that can meet the
needs of a new, local businessperson.
... Public and private pre-K to
12 schools are available for kids. Some families choose to send their kids to schools in St. Thomas where there is a
Montessori School, an Independent School, and numerous parochial schools.
... St. John has three banks, several
insurance agencies and other financial services firms.
... Specific information about
other aspects of life in St. John can be provided upon request.
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