Sint Eustatius, also known as Statia, or Saint Eustace, is one of the islands which make up the Caribbean Netherlands and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.
It is in the northern, Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, some distance southeast of the Virgin Islands. It forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Island chain, lying immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts and Nevis and to the southeast of Saba at 17°30′N 62°58′W / 17.500°N 62.967°W. The regional capital is Oranjestad. It is named after the legendary Catholic Saint Eustace.
Sint Eustatius | |
---|---|
Special municipality of the Netherlands | |
Motto(s): | |
Anthem: "Golden Rock" | |
Coordinates: 17°29′N 62°59′W / 17.483°N 62.983°W | |
Country | Netherlands |
Overseas region | Caribbean Netherlands |
Incorporated into the Netherlands | 10 October 2010 (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) |
Capital (and largest city) | Oranjestad |
Government | |
• Lt. Governor | Alida Francis (Government commissioner) |
Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2019) | |
• Total | 3,138 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | St. Eustatian; Statian |
Languages | |
• Official | English and Dutch |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Calling code | +599-3 |
ISO 3166 code | BQ-SE, NL-BQ3 |
Currency | United States dollar ($) (USD) |
Internet TLD |
|
Sint Eustatius is a special municipality (public body) of the Netherlands.
Sint Eustatius has a land area of 21 km² (8.1 sq. miles). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population was 2,292 inhabitants, which means a population density of 109 inh. per km². In 2004, the population was estimated at 2,498 inhabitants.
Media related to Sint Eustatius at Wiki Commons
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article Sint Eustatius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.