Saba

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Saba
Motto: "Remis Velisque" (Latin)
"With oars and sails" (English)
Anthem: "Saba you rise from the ocean"
Capital
(and largest city)
The Bottom
17°38′N 63°14′W / 17.633°N 63.233°W / 17.633; -63.233
Official language(s) Dutch, English[1]
Government See Politics of the Netherlands
 -  Lt. Governor Jonathan Johnson
Constitutional monarchy Part of the Netherlands 
Area
 -  Total 13 km2 
5 sq mi 
Population
 -  end-2010[2] census 1,824 
 -  Density 140/km2 
362.6/sq mi
Currency US dollar (USD)
Time zone -4 (UTC-4)
Internet TLD .an,[3] .nl
Calling code 599

Saba (spoken as "Sah-ba") is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles. It is at 17°38′N 63°14′W. It is mostly made up of Mount Scenery (877 m), the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Scenery is a dormant volcano.

Saba has a land area of 13 km² (5 sq. miles). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, 1,349 people lived there. In 2004, about 1,424 people lived there.

Gallery [change]

References [change]

  1. English can be used in relations with the government
    "Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0028063/tekst_bevat_taal%2Bin%2Bhet%2Bbestuurlijk%2Bverkeer/geldigheidsdatum_01-01-2011. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  2. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling Caribisch Nederland; geboorte, sterfte, migratie" (in Dutch). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=80539ned&D1=0-1,9-10&D2=a&D3=a&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&CHARTTYPE=1&VW=T. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  3. The domain for the Netherlands Antilles has remained active after its dissolution. The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code BQ was established for the entity "Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba". ("ISO 3166-1 decoding table". International Organization for Standardization. http://www.iso.org/iso/support/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/iso-3166-1_decoding_table.htm#BQ. Retrieved 2010-12-17.) An Internet ccTLD has however not been established by the IANA, and it is unknown if it will be opened for registration.

Other websites [change]