Saint Barthélemy

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The country of Saint Barthélemy

Continent: North America

States/Provinces in Saint Barthélemy: Leeward Parish (Saint Bart), Windward Parish (Saint Bart)

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Introduction

Saint Barthélemy (French: Saint-Barthélemy, French pronunciation: [sɛ̃baʁteləmi]; Swedish: Sankt Bartholomeus), officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy (French: Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy), is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the collectivity is one of the four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Martin. St. Barts has an area of 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) and a population of 8,398 (census 2006). Its capital is Gustavia, which is also its main harbor. St Barts lies southeast of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and north of Saint Kitts. It is the only Caribbean island to have historically been a Swedish colony for any significant length of time. The language, cuisine and culture are distinctly French. Wikipedia:Saint Barthélemy

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