Saba

Saba
Special municipality of the Netherlands
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
"Remis Velisque" (Latin)
"With oars and sails" (English)
Anthem: "Saba you rise from the ocean"
Location of  Saba  (circled in red)

in the Caribbean

Map showing location of Saba relative to Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin.
Coordinates: 17°37′57″N 63°14′15″W / 17.63250°N 63.23750°W / 17.63250; -63.23750
Country Netherlands
Overseas regionCaribbean Netherlands
Incorporated into the Netherlands10 October 2010 (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles)
Capital
(and largest city)		The Bottom
Government
 (see Politics of the Netherlands)
 • Lt. GovernorJonathan Johnson
Area
[1]
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2022)[2]
 • Total1,911
 • Density148/km2 (380/sq mi)
DemonymSaban
Languages
 • OfficialDutch
 • Recognised regionalEnglish[3]
Ethnicity
 • Saban26.6 %
 • Sint Maarten15.7 %
 • American10.0 %
 • other47.7 %
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
Calling code+599-4
ISO 3166 codeBQ-SA, NL-BQ2
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($) (USD)
Internet TLD

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 / 17.633°N 63.233°W / 17.633; -63.233. 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.

  • Hawksbill Turtle
  • Saba's airport

Notes

  1. ↑ .bq is designated, but not in use, for the Caribbean Netherlands.[4][5] Like the rest of the Netherlands, .nl is primarily in use.

References

  1. ↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (May 19, 2015). "Waaruit bestaat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden? – Rijksoverheid.nl". onderwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved Oct 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Caribisch Nederland; bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, burgerlijke staat". CBS StatLine. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "BQ – Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba". ISO. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Delegation Record for .BQ". IANA. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

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