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)
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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 | ||||
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| - | 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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Map of Sint Eustatius from the Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië 1914–1917
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Another map of Sint Eustatius
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Historical engraving showing the view from out in the Caribbean Sea, approaching the island of Sint Eustatius
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17th-century Fort Oranje, with the island of Saba visible in the distance
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Johannes de Graaff
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Andrew Doria receives a salute from the Dutch fort at Sint Eustatius, 16 November 1776.
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The island of St. Eustatius taken by the English fleet in February 1781. Admiral Rodney's sailors and troops pillaged the island.
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The restored and stabilized walls of the 1737 synagogue
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The Jewish cemetery
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Battle of the Capes
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Surrender of the British to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia (19 October 1781)
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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
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Zeelandia Beach
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Catholic church in Sint Eustatius
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Ruins of numerous warehouses on Oranje Bay
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The solar park on Sint Eustatius in 2016
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See also
In Spanish: San Eustaquio para niños
