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| - Removed | $ |
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| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | 2 local TV broadcasters; 5 FM radio channels (2021) |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.note |
— | note: .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, are also used |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .bl |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 71.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | high-income French Caribbean territorial economy; duty-free luxury commerce and tourism industries; import-dependent for food, water, energy, and manufacturing; large Brazilian and Portuguese labor supply; environmental… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | euros (EUR) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 0.876 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 0.845 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 0.95 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 0.925 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 0.924 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000 |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | refined copper, jewelry (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Spain 57%, Switzerland 24%, France 6%, Ireland 5%, Canada 2% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | precious metal watches, base metal watches, jewelry, cars, garments (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | Switzerland 50%, Portugal 14%, Brazil 6%, Japan 5%, Ireland 5% (2023) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2021) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid) |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | land-based pollution; urbanization; limited freshwater resources; overfishing |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 8.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 91.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | less than one-eighth the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 25 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 25 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | negligible |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid) |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Morne du Vitet 286 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 17 90 N, 62 85 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | a 1,200-hectare (3,000-acre) marine nature reserve, the Reserve Naturelle, is made up of five zones around the island that form a network to protect the island's coral reefs, seagrass, and endangered marine species |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 8.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 91.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Saint Barthelemy lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Central America and the Caribbean |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | few natural resources; beaches foster tourism |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | named in honor of King GUSTAV III of Sweden, who was ruler when Sweden bought the island from France in 1784; the name was retained when the island was sold back to France in 1878 |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 17 53 N, 62 51 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Gustavia |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see France |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | amendment procedures of France's constitution apply |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.abbreviation.text |
— | Saint-Barth (French)/ St. Barts or St. Barths (English) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Saint Barthelemy |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island in honor of his brother Bartolomeo in 1493 |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local long form.text |
— | Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Barthélemy |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local short form.text |
— | Saint-Barthélemy |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Executive Council elected by the Territorial Council; there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Cyrille LE VELY (since 15 January 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election results.text |
— | 2022: Xavier LEDEE (Saint Barth United) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 13 votes for, 6 blank votes 2017: Bruno MAGRAS (Saint Barth First!) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 14 out of 19 votes |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | French president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of I… |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | 2027 |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | President of Territorial Council Xavier LEDEE (since 3 April 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 27 March 2022 |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | the flag of France is used |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | ACS (associate), UPU |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | French civil law |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.electoral system.text |
— | mixed |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | 2027 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislative structure.text |
— | unicameral |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislature name.text |
— | Territorial Council |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 3/27/2022 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.note |
— | note: 1 senator is indirectly elected to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term, and 1 deputy (shared with Saint Martin) is directly elected to the French National Assembly for a five-year term |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.number of seats.text |
— | 19 (directly elected) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.parties elected and seats per party.text |
— | Saint Barth Action-Équilibre and Unis pour Saint Barthelemy (13); SBA (6) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.scope of elections.text |
— | full renewal |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.term in office.text |
— | 5 years |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a French collectivity |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "La Marseillaise" |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.note |
— | note 1: local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572) note 2: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the… |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | pelican |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | All for Saint Barth (Tous pour Saint-Barth) Saint Barth Action Equilibre Saint Barth First! (Saint-Barth d'Abord!) or SBA (affiliated with France's Republican party, Les Republicans) Saint Barth United (Unis pour Saint-… |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age, universal |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | In 1493, Christopher COLUMBUS named Saint Barthelemy for his brother Bartolomeo, but the island was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, France sold the island to Sweden, which renamed the largest town Gustavia… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of France |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.0-14 years.text |
— | 13.9% (male 506/female 479) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.15-64 years.text |
— | 63.1% (male 2,413/female 2,057) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.65 years and over.text |
— | 23% (2024 est.) (male 818/female 813) |
| + Added | People and Society.Birth rate.text |
— | 9.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Death rate.text |
— | 9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.elderly dependency ratio.text |
— | 38 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.potential support ratio.text |
— | 2.6 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.total dependency ratio.text |
— | 60.1 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.youth dependency ratio.text |
— | 22 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: total.text |
— | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: urban.text |
— | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: total.text |
— | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: urban.text |
— | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Ethnic groups.text |
— | French, Portuguese, Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean |
| + Added | People and Society.Gross reproduction rate.text |
— | 0.79 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Infant mortality rate.female.text |
— | 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| + Added | People and Society.Infant mortality rate.male.text |
— | 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| + Added | People and Society.Infant mortality rate.total.text |
— | 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Languages.Languages.text |
— | French (primary), English |
| + Added | People and Society.Languages.major-language sample(s).text |
— | The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| + Added | People and Society.Life expectancy at birth.female.text |
— | 84.2 years |
| + Added | People and Society.Life expectancy at birth.male.text |
— | 78 years |
| + Added | People and Society.Life expectancy at birth.total population.text |
— | 81 years (2024 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Median age.female.text |
— | 47.8 years |
| + Added | People and Society.Median age.male.text |
— | 47 years |
| + Added | People and Society.Median age.total.text |
— | 47.7 years (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Net migration rate.text |
— | -0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Population distribution.text |
— | most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery |