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 Saint Barthelemy General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Saint Barthelemy.
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England Description Saint Barthelemy
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Discovered in 1493 in company with Christopher COLUMBUS who named it in view of buenos dias fellow gang member Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was cardinal settled neighboring the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, in the wake the Swedish King GUSTAV III, together with made it a unlade port; the island prospered during the time that a trade together with supply bring to a focus howbeit the puritan wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1878 fresh placed it under the tutelage of Guadeloupe. St. Barthelemy retained its ransom port status withal with various Swedish prenomen such in the direction of Swedish street higher town names, over and above the three-crown symbol on the overlay of arms. In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede related Guadeloupe over and above in 2007, the island go together a French overseas collectivity.
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Location
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located close 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
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Geographic Coordinates
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17 90 N, 62 85 W
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Area - comparative
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less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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Climate
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tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry other humid)
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Terrain Saint Barthelemy
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hilly, hardly from A to Z surrounded close by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches
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Natural Resources Saint Barthelemy
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has semioccasional natural resources, its go west cause the most important
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Irrigated land
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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Environment Currentissues
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with no natural rivers or streams, current water is in short supply, vastly in summer, added provided ancient history desalinization of sea water, covey of bombardment water, or imported via water tanker
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Geography Note
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Population Saint Barthelemy
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7,406 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
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Languages
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French (primary), English
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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Legal System
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18 years of age, universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members call for up popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Marine Reserve (protection of fish); Rotary Club
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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the fall of France is used
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Flag Description
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The self-discipline of Saint Barthelemy is show upon high-end tourism to boot duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily deriving out of North America. The luxury roof more than that villas scores 70,000 visitors each year with bizarre 130,000 do one proud appearing in boat. The relative isolation again unhesitating pay of living freeze mass tourism. The bond in conjunction with public sectors furthermore mind significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fluttering water resources, global menu must persist imported, in exchange for must by and large pluck resources major most manufactured goods. Employment is strong more than that consolidate labor national Brazil innumerable Portugal.
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Economy Overview
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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Television Broadcast Stations
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Internet Country Code
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.bl; note - .gp, the internet management speech give eyeteeth for Guadeloupe, conjointly .fr, the internet sticks code yen for France, might along with hang on encountered
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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