St. Barth Island Caribbean

Saint Barthélemy, officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts or St. Barth, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. The island lies about 30 kilometres southeast of the island of Saint Martin; it is northeast of the Dutch islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius, as well as north of the independent country of Saint Kitts a…
Saint Barthélemy, officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, also known as St. Barts or St. Barth, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. The island lies about 30 kilometres southeast of the island of Saint Martin; it is northeast of the Dutch islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius, as well as north of the independent country of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Sovereign state: France
  • Colony established: 1648
  • Swedish purchase: 1 July 1784
  • Returned to France: 16 March 1878
  • Collectivity status: 22 February 2007
  • Capital and largest city: Gustavia
  • Official languages: French
Data from: en.wikipedia.org