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| Country
Fact Sheet |
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Location
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Saba is one of the three Windward Islands
in the Netherlands Antilles, although geographically
it is part of the Leeward Group of the Lesser
Antilles, Lying 265 km (165 miles) of Puerto
Rico, 44 km (27 miles) south of Saint Maarten
and 21 km (13 miles) west of Saint Eustatius
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Capital
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The
Bottom
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Surface
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13 sq km
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Population
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1,500 people
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Currency
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Netherlands Antilles guilder (NAf); US dollar
is widely accepted
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $4 billion
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $10, 000
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Language
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Dutch is the official languages, English
spoken everywhere, Spanish, Papamiento
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Religion
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh
day Adventist
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Government
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Municipality
of the Netherlands Antilles. Head of State:
Queen Beatrix / Netherlands
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Time
Zone
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GMT -4 hours
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Telecom
Code
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+767
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Airport
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Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB)
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Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license
required
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Electrical
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220V
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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Business & Service Providers |
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Financial
services
Legal and fiduciary
Financial
Technology
Business travel
Image identity Consultancy
Corporate incentives
Automotive services
Accommodations
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| History |
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| Christopher
Columbus is said to have sighted Saba on November
13, 1493, but did not land. In 1632 a group of shipwrecked
Englishmen landed upon Saba; they stated they found
the island uninhabited when they were retrieved
by others. In 1635 a stray Frenchman claimed Saba
for Louis XIII of France and around the year 1640,
the Dutch West India Company sent people from the
neighbouring island of St. Eustatius to colonize
the island. The Netherlands finally took possession
of Saba in 1816 after a spell of British occupation
during the Napoleonic era. Through the 17th and
18th centuries its major industries were sugar and
rum, and, later, fishing. In the 1600s Saba was
believed to be a favorable hideout for Jamaican
pirates. The remains of the 1640 settlements can
be found on the west side at Tent Bay
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