The residents of St. Croix, US Virgin islands are U.S. citizens, although they cannot vote in presidential elections and have only non-voting status in Congress. About 82 square miles About 60 000 residents St. Croix's currency is US Dollar. Major Credit Cards are accepted. ATM machines are located in banks and selected commercial outlets Banco Popular, First Bank Virgin Islands, Scotiabank and Virgin Islands comunity banks. There is no sales tax in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Residents pay income tax to the USVI government. Iguanas, pelicans, mongoose, scorpions (not poisonous), donkeys, deer, hummingbirds, herons, bats and more. There are also various lizards, frogs and insects. Banana, Mango, Orange and Cashews. Frangipani, Allamanda, Heliconia, Bougainvillea, Oleander, Hibiscus, Double Hibiscus, Flamboyant (Orange), Flamboyant (Yellow), Ixora, Agave / Century Plant, Cactus The Virgin Islands national flower is the yellow cedar (Tecoma Stans). The language of the locals in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is English with a West Indian based dialects. For instance, the 'H' is often discarded ("thing" becomes "ting", and "thanks" becomes "tanks...mon"). Also water is pronouced watta and mother matta. Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, has flown seven different flags. It has been colonized by Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, the Knights of Malta, Denmark, and the United States. Before Christopher Columbus came over to the Caribbean, groups of indigenous people settled on the island in 5000 BC. They developed culture and religion, and called the island "Ay-Ay". These people did not make things out of ceramics, but used tools made of stone, shell, coral and bone. They ate shellfish and wild plant foods. Some time between 50 and 200 A.D.,