Sint Eustatius facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sint Eustatius |
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— Public body of the Netherlands — | ||||||
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Location of Sint Eustatius (circled in red)
in the Caribbean (light yellow) |
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Map showing location of St. Eustatius relative to Saba and St. Martin.
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Country | Netherlands | |||||
Capital (and largest city) |
Oranjestad 17°29′N 62°59′W / 17.483°N 62.983°W |
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Official language(s) | Dutch | |||||
Recognised regional languages | English | |||||
Government | See Politics of the Netherlands | |||||
- | Lt. Governor | Gerald Berkel | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 21 km2 8.1 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | 2012 census | 3,791 | ||||
- | Density | 169/km2 437.7/sq mi |
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Currency | US dollar (USD ) |
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Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | |||||
Internet TLD | .an, .nl | |||||
Calling code | +599-3 |
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. The regional capital is Oranjestad. It is named after the legendary Catholic Saint Eustace.
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.
Images for kids
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17th-century Fort OranjeSaba visible in the distance
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Sint Eustatius as photographed from the International Space Station
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View looking southeast along the Atlantic coast, showing the airport runway in the middle distance, Lynch Beach beyond that, then the Quill, St. Eustatius' dormant volcano, and over the water in the distance, the northern end of the island of St. Kitts
See also
In Spanish: San Eustaquio para niños