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Saint-Barthélemy
Area: 21$ sq km
Population: 10 124 inhab. (estimate 2018)
Density: 482.1 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 17° N; long. 62° W
Capital: Gustavia (chief town) 2 797 inhab. (2016);
Currency: euro (100 cents)
Saint-Barthélemy
Saint-Barthélemy
Useful informationGMT -4
DST not applied
Annual average temperature (°C) Gustavia 26.6
Average temperature in January/July (°C) Gustavia 25/27.5
Daily sunshine hours in June/December (average) Gustavia 9/8
Annual average precipitation (mm) Gustavia 920
Days of rainfall (annual average) Gustavia 139
Politics and current affairsThe island has been a territorial collectivity of Metropolitan France since 2007, following the referendum of 2003 when the inhabitants chose to separate from Guadeloupe. It is administered by a Territorial Council (19 members) elected directly for a five-year term and is represented in Paris by one deputy (shared with Saint-Martin) and one senator.
Geography.
An island of the Lesser Antilles, lying 24 km south of Saint-Martin and 230 km north of Guadeloupe.
Population
| Population by age and gender (% - 2020) | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| MALE | AGE | FEMALE | ||||||
Demographic statistics
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population < 15 years | 15$ | % | 2020 |
| Population > 60 years | 27.4 | % | 2020 |
Languages
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Creole |
| English |
Population by selected age groups
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 15$ | % | 2020 |
| 15-29 years | 14.5 | % | 2020 |
Economy
Economy - General data
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP, local currency | 367 | M LCU | 2014 |
| GDP per capita, local currency | 38 994 | LCU | 2014 |
Economy - Unemployment
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | % | 2017 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
Fishing
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| marine fishes | 100 | t | 2019 |
| total catch | 100 | t | 2019 |
Social and welfare
Other social indicators
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deforestation | 0$ | % | 2015-20 |
| Forests | 8.5 | % | 2018 |
