Saint Barthélemy

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Saint Barthélemy is a small French Caribbean island known for its luxury tourism, upscale resorts, and status as an overseas collectivity of France.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
overseas collectivity of France
area about 25 square kilometres
belongsTo European Union outermost regions (special status)
callingCode +590
capital Gustavia
changedStatusToOverseasCollectivity 2007
climate tropical savanna climate
country France
currency euro
drivingCode F
drivingSide right
formerStatus commune of Guadeloupe
governmentType overseas collectivity of France
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy
hasFlag flag of Saint Barthélemy
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Territorial Council
ISO3166-1Alpha2 BL
ISO3166-1Alpha3 BLM
knownFor high-end shopping
luxury tourism
upscale resorts
yachting
largestSettlement Gustavia
legislature Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
locatedNear Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED
Saint Martin
St. Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED
mainAirport Gustaf III Airport
mainPort Port of Gustavia
officialLanguage French
officialName Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy
partOf French West Indies
patronSaint Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
regionalOrganization Caribbean Community (associate member)
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (associate member)
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
shortName Saint Barts
Saint-Barthélemy
St. Barth
St. Barts
sovereignState French Republic
timeZone UTC−04:00
topLevelDomain .bl
usesLegalSystem French legal system


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