Caribbean Tourism

STATIA: COUNTRY PROFILE AND MAP

GEOGRAPHY:
Saba is 5 sq miles, rising 2,900 ft above sea level The capital is The Bottom. 172 miles east of Puerto Rico and 90 miles east of St. Croix, 28 miles south of St. Maarten and 17 miles northeast of St. Eustatius.
STATIA: COUNTRY PROFILE AND MAP
TIME:
EST +1 hour.


CLIMATE:
Average temperature: Summer high/low 82/60 degrees F. Winter high/low 78/60 degrees
Annual rainfall 42 inches

HISTORY:
Saba is an autonomous part of the Netherlands and is self governing.

LANGUAGE:
Dutch is the official language, but everyone speaks English.

POPULATION:
Statia has a population of 3183 as per September 2006


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Saba & St. Eustatius (STATIA) -Two easy and interesting day trips from St. Maarten.

Two easy and interesting day trips from St. Maarten. Saba has a few small hotels and less than a dozen restaurants. Visitors are captured...

STATIA: HOW TO GET THERE

AIRLINES: * Windward Island Airways (from St. Maarten). AIRPORTS: SAB-Juancho E Yrausquin Airport. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: U.S. and...

STATIA: MONEY/ BUSINESS GUIDE

BANKS: * Barclays Bank PLC. * Commercial bank. BANKING HOURS: Monday to Friday 0830-1230. BUSINESS HOURS: Monday to Friday 0800-...

STATIA: WHAT TO SEE AND DO

SIGHTSEEING: Trail from windward side up the 1,064 steps to the crest of the central volcano, Mt. Scenery. Botanical hike of Saba Botanito...

STATIA: USEFUL INFORMATION

TOURIST OFFICES: St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation (Main Official) Telephone: (599-3) 182433/182107. e-mail: i...@statiatourism....

Sint Eustatius

Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius or Statia, the name ‘Statia’ comes from St Anastasia, as it was named by Columbus, but the Dutch later changed it to Sint...

Before Travelling

Climate: Average temperature is around 27°C in the daytime and 23°C at night. Average rainfall is 45 inches a year. Average water...