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Mémoire St Barth: Saint-Barthelemy's history (slave trade, slavery, abolitions) Histoire et aménagement linguistique à Saint-Barthélemy (in French) Saint Barth Fauna & Flora; General information. Saint Barthelemy. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. A comprehensive visitor's guide
Mémoire St Barth : Saint-Barthelemy's history (slave trade, slavery, abolitions) Histoire et aménagement linguistique à Saint-Barthélemy (in French) Saint Barth Fauna & Flora (in French) General information. Saint Barthelemy. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency
Saint Barthélemy (Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy) [26] France: Gustavia: Euro: French: 22 7,267 Saint Martin (Collectivity of Saint Martin) [27] France: Marigot: Euro: French: 54 31,530 19,300 (2005 est.) Sint Maarten [28] Netherlands: Philipsburg: Netherlands Antillean guilder: Dutch English: 34 44,042 35,342 (2018 est ...
French Guiana: January 18, 2007 dropped because the area is now an Overseas region and a part of France proper [45] Guadeloupe: Martinique: Reunion: Saint Barthelemy July 19, 2007 added due to the fact the area is now an Overseas collectivity of France [46] [47] Saint Martin [48] Bassas da India
Gustavia has a few restaurants serving American, Italian, French and other types of food. Gustavia has many high-end boutiques that are an essential source of revenue for the island, and one of the most high class luxury hotels on the island. There is a Royal Swedish Consulate at Gustavia (Consul Dantes Magras).
Bettine Cointre is a French politician and teacher from Saint Barthélemy, who was first elected in 2012 to the island's Territorial Council. [1] She stood for election against Bruno Magras in the 2017 elections. [2] [3] As of 2020 she was the leader of the political party Tous pour Saint-Barth (All for Saint Barth). [4] [5]
A small population of St. Barth's fishermen settled in St. Thomas (over 200 km away) in the 19th century. [2] The enclave of fewer than 1000 people has maintained its language despite great pressure from the surrounding community. However, in recent years, emigration to the United States has increased the rate of attrition to English.
However, the French, angered to have been shot at, decided to blockade shipping in and from Saint-Barthelemy in the coming few days. [2] [5] The blockade continued until, on the 31st of May, the French attacked a British brig that was trying to enter the harbor. [2] The brig received support from Fort Gustavia which bombarded the French. The ...