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Saba | ||||||
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— Public body of the Netherlands — | ||||||
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Motto: "Remis Velisque" (Latin) "With oars and sails" (English) |
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Anthem: "Saba you rise from the ocean" |
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Map showing location of Saba relative to St. Eustatius and St. Martin.
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Country | Netherlands | |||||
Capital (and largest city) | The Bottom 17°38′N 63°15′W / 17.633°N 63.250°W | |||||
Official language(s) | Dutch | |||||
Recognised regional languages | English[1] | |||||
Government | See Politics of the Netherlands | |||||
- | Monarch | Willem-Alexander | ||||
- | Lt. Governor | Jonathan Johnson | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 13 km2 5 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | 2012[2] census | 1,971 | ||||
- | Density | 140/km2 362.6/sq mi |
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Currency | US dollar (USD ) |
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Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | |||||
Internet TLD | .an,[3] .nl | |||||
Calling code | +599-4 |
Saba (spoken as "Sah-ba") is the smallest island of the Caribbean Netherlands and the former Netherlands Antilles. It is a special municipality (public body) of the Netherlands. It lies 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.
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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. - ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling Caribisch Nedoerland; geboorte, sterfte, migratie" (in Dutch). Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. 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 | change source]
- Saba's Tourist Bureau homepage
- Saba Conservation Foundation's homepage
- Saba Ferry Dawn II
- Saba (N.A.): Bos en nationale parken. 54pp. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Saba University School of Medicine
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