The United States Virgin Islands, purchased in 1917 from Denmark, are a different story.

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Eustatius and Saba are situated near the United States Virgin Islands.

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In 1917, the United States took possession of the Virgin Islands, which it purchased from Denmark.

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At the end of the 2011 fiscal year RadioShack operated 4, 476 U.S. company operated stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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The company, through approximately 29, 000 associates, serves its customers via direct sales, catalogs, Internet and retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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Mr. Steiner, of United States Virgin Islands Sotheby's International Realty, says the owner is selling because he's spending less time in the Caribbean due to life changes.

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