Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius, an aa kent affectionately tae the locals as Statia,[4] is pairt o the Caribbean Netherlands: i.e. it is a Caribbean island an a special municipality (offeecially “public bouk”) o the Netherlands.[5]
Sint Eustatius | |||
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 Location o Sint Eustatius (circled in reid) in the Caribbean (licht yellae) | |||
 Cairt shawin location o St. Eustatius relative tae Saba an St. Martin. | |||
| Coordinates: 17°29′N 62°59′W / 17.483°N 62.983°W | |||
| Kintra | Netherlands | ||
| Incorporatit intae the Netherlands | 10 October 2010 (dissolution o the Netherlands Antilles) | ||
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Oranjestad | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| • Lt. Governor | Gerald Berkel | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (December 2013[1]) | |||
| • Tot | 4,020 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | St. Eustatian | ||
| Leids | |||
| • Offeecial | Dutch | ||
| • Recognised regional | Inglis[2] | ||
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) | ||
| Cawin code | +599-3 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | BQ-SE, NL-BQ3 | ||
| Siller | US dollar (USD) | ||
| Internet TLD | .an,[3] .nl | ||
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling Caribisch Nederland; geboorte, sterfte, migratie" (in Dutch). CBS Statline, Statistics Netherlands. 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ English can be used in relations with the government
"Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 2012-10-14. - ↑ The domain for the Netherlands Antilles haes remained active efter its dissolution. The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BQ wis established for the entity “Bonaire, Sint Eustatius an Saba”. ("ISO 3166-1 decoding table". International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved 2010-12-17.) An Internet ccTLD haes houever nae been established bi the IANA, an it is unket if it will be opened for registration.
- ↑ Tuchman, Barbara W. The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution New York:Ballantine Books, 1988.
- ↑ "Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (Law on the public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)". Dutch Govrenment (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2010.