Outline of Saint Barthélemy
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The Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy is an overseas collectivity of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 located in the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...

 in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

. Also known as Saint Barth in French
French language
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, or St. Barts in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, the collectivity is one of the four French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 territories in the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...

 that comprise the French West Indies
French West Indies
The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...

, and it is the only one to have historically been a Swedish
Sweden
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 colony.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Barthelemy:

General reference

  • Pronunciation
    International Phonetic Alphabet
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    :
  • Common English country names: Saint Barthélemy
    Saint Barthélemy
    Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...

    , Saint Barth, or Saint Barts
  • Official English country name: The French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy
    Saint Barthélemy
    Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...

  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Barthélemoise
  • Demonym(s): Barthélemoise
  • Etymology
    Etymology
    Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

    : Name of Saint Barthélemy
  • ISO country codes: BL, BLM, 652
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BL
    ISO 3166-2:BL
    ISO 3166-2:BL is the entry for Saint Barthélemy in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are...

  • Internet
    Internet
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     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

    : .bl
    .bl
    .bl is an assigned Internet country code top-level domain that was to be created for Saint Barthélemy, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate BL as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Saint Barthélemy. This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new...


Geography of Saint Barthelemy

  • Saint Barthelemy is: an island
    Island
    An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

    , and an overseas collectivity of France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

       and Western Hemisphere
      Western Hemisphere
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      • North America
        North America
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         (though not on the mainland
        Mainland
        Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region , or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders"...

        )
    • Atlantic Ocean
      Atlantic Ocean
      The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

      • North Atlantic
        • Caribbean
          Caribbean
          The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

           (West Indies)
          • Antilles
            Antilles
            The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

            • Lesser Antilles
              Lesser Antilles
              The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

              • Leeward Islands
                Leeward Islands
                The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...

                • French West Indies
                  French West Indies
                  The term French West Indies or French Antilles refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, plus...

    • Time zone
      Time zone
      A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...

      : Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
    • Extreme points of Saint Barthelemy
      • High: Morne du Vitet
        Morne du Vitet
        Morne du Vitet is the highest point of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean, with an altitude of 286 metres . The mountain is located in the eastern part of the island....

         286 m (938 ft)
      • Low: Caribbean Sea
        Caribbean Sea
        The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

         0 m
    • Land boundaries: none
    • Coastline: Caribbean Sea
      Caribbean Sea
      The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

  • Population of Saint Barthélemy:
  • Area of Saint Barthélemy: 21 km2
  • Atlas of Saint Barthelemy

Environment of Saint Barthelemy


  • Climate of Saint Barthélemy
  • Environmental issues in Saint Barthelemy
  • Ecoregions in Saint Barthelemy
  • Renewable energy in Saint Barthelemy
  • Geology of Saint Barthelemy
  • Protected areas of Saint Barthelemy
    • Biosphere reserves in Saint Barthelemy
    • National parks of Saint Barthelemy
  • Wildlife of Saint Barthelemy
    • Flora of Saint Barthelemy
    • Fauna of Saint Barthelemy
      • Birds of Saint Barthelemy
      • Mammals of Saint Barthelemy

Natural geographic features of Saint Barthelemy

  • Fjords of Saint Barthelemy
  • Glaciers of Saint Barthelemy
  • Islands of Saint Barthelemy
  • Lakes of Saint Barthelemy
  • Mountains of Saint Barthelemy
    • Volcanoes in Saint Barthelemy
  • Rivers of Saint Barthelemy
    • Waterfalls of Saint Barthelemy
  • Valleys of Saint Barthelemy
  • World Heritage Sites in Saint Barthelemy: None

Ecoregions of Saint Barthelemy

Government and politics of Saint Barthelemy

Main article: Government of Saint Barthelemy and Politics of Saint Barthelemy

  • Form of government
    Form of government
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    :
  • Capital of Saint Barthelemy: Gustavia


Executive branch of the government of Saint Barthelemy

  • Head of state
    Head of State
    A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

    : President of Saint Barthelemy,
  • Head of government
    Head of government
    Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

    : Prime Minister of Saint Barthelemy,
  • Cabinet of Saint Barthelemy

Legislative branch of the government of Saint Barthelemy

  • Parliament of Saint Barthelemy (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : Senate of Saint Barthelemy
    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : House of Commons of Saint Barthelemy

Judicial branch of the government of Saint Barthelemy

  • Supreme Court of Saint Barthelemy

Foreign relations of Saint Barthelemy

  • Diplomatic missions in Saint Barthelemy
  • Diplomatic missions of Saint Barthelemy
  • France-Saint Barthelemy relations

International organization membership

The Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy is a member of:
  • Universal Postal Union
    Universal Postal Union
    The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...

     (UPU)
  • World Federation of Trade Unions
    World Federation of Trade Unions
    The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...

     (WFTU)

Law and order in Saint Barthelemy

  • Capital punishment in Saint Barthelemy
  • Constitution of Saint Barthelemy
  • Crime in Saint Barthelemy
  • Human rights in Saint Barthelemy
    • LGBT rights in Saint Barthelemy
    • Freedom of religion in Saint Barthelemy
  • Law enforcement in Saint Barthelemy

Military of Saint Barthelemy

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief
      Commander-in-Chief
      A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

      :
      • Ministry of Defence of Saint Barthelemy
  • Forces
    • Army of Saint Barthelemy
    • Navy of Saint Barthelemy
    • Air Force of Saint Barthelemy
    • Special forces of Saint Barthelemy
  • Military history of Saint Barthelemy
  • Military ranks of Saint Barthelemy

History of Saint Barthelemy

Main article: History of Saint Barthélemy, Timeline of the history of Saint Barthelemy, and Current events of Saint Barthelemy

  • Economic history of Saint Barthelemy
  • Military history of Saint Barthelemy

Culture of Saint Barthelemy

  • Architecture of Saint Barthelemy
  • Cuisine of Saint Barthélemy
  • Ethnic minorities in Saint Barthelemy
  • Festivals in Saint Barthelemy
  • Humor in Saint Barthelemy
  • Languages of Saint Barthelemy
  • Media in Saint Barthelemy
  • National symbols of Saint Barthelemy
    • Coat of arms of Saint Barthelemy
      Coat of arms of Saint Barthélemy
      The coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy is a shield divided into three horizontal stripes, three gold fleur-de-lises on blue, above a white Maltese cross on red, over three gold crowns on blue, and reads "Ouanalao". On a white background, it serves as the unofficial flag of Saint Barthélemy....

    • Flag of Saint Barthelemy
      Flag of Saint Barthélemy
      The flag of Saint-Barthélemy consists of the island's coat of arms centered on a white field. Though used on the island, it has no official status. Because Saint Barthélemy is an overseas collectivity of France, its official flag is the French tricolor....

    • National anthem of Saint Barthélemy
  • People of Saint Barthelemy
  • Prostitution in Saint Barthelemy
  • Public holidays in Saint Barthelemy
  • Records of Saint Barthelemy
  • Religion in Saint Barthelemy
    • Buddhism in Saint Barthelemy
    • Christianity in Saint Barthelemy
    • Hinduism in Saint Barthelemy
    • Islam in Saint Barthelemy
    • Judaism in Saint Barthelemy
    • Sikhism in Saint Barthelemy
  • World Heritage Sites in Saint Barthelemy: None

Art in Saint Barthelemy

  • Art in Saint Barthelemy
  • Cinema of Saint Barthelemy
  • Literature of Saint Barthelemy
  • Music of Saint Barthelemy
  • Television in Saint Barthélemy
  • Theatre in Saint Barthelemy

Sports in Saint Barthelemy

  • Football in Saint Barthélemy
    Football in Saint Barthélemy
    The sport of football in the country of Saint Barthélemy is run by the Saint Barthélemy Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Saint-Barthelemy Championships....

  • Saint Barthelemy at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Barthelemy


  • Agriculture in Saint Barthelemy
  • Banking in Saint Barthelemy
    • National Bank of Saint Barthelemy
  • Communications in Saint Barthelemy
    • Internet in Saint Barthelemy
  • Companies of Saint Barthelemy

  • Currency of Saint Barthélemy
    Currency
    In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

    : Euro
    Euro
    The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

     (see also: Euro topics)
    • ISO 4217
      ISO 4217
      ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

      : EUR
      Euro
      The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...


  • Economic history of Saint Barthelemy
  • Energy in Saint Barthelemy
    • Energy policy of Saint Barthelemy
    • Oil industry in Saint Barthelemy
  • Mining in Saint Barthelemy
  • Tourism in Saint Barthelemy
  • Transport in Saint Barthélemy

  • Saint Barthelemy Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Saint Barthelemy

  • Health care in Saint Barthelemy
  • Transportation in Saint Barthélemy
  • Water supply and sanitation in Saint Barthelemy

See also

  • Index of Saint Barthélemy-related articles
  • List of international rankings
  • List of Saint Barthélemy-related topics
  • Outline of France
  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
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  • Outline of North America
  • Outline of the Caribbean


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