Saint Barthélemy 🇧🇱

Saint Barthélemy belongs to the Caribbean, and it is a dependent territory rather than a country in the political sense. The long form of the name is Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy. Gustavia is the capital.

By land area it covers 21 km², which ranks it 245th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Nauru and just ahead of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Put next to a territory most people can picture, it is almost exactly the same size as Nauru.

Around 11,000 people live there, placing it 230th of 250 by population — between Wallis and Futuna above it and Tuvalu below. Within the Caribbean alone it is the 28th largest of 28 and the 27th most populous.

Location, borders and position

Plotted on a globe it falls at 18.5° north, 63.4° west, which puts it in the northern hemisphere, roughly 2,059 km from the equator, in what geographers would call tropical latitudes.

Follow that same latitude east or west and you reach India, Mali and Mauritania — places that share its distance from the equator but little else.

There is no land frontier at all — every boundary it has is a coastline. That puts it among the 85 entries of 250 here with no land neighbours, a group made up mostly of islands and island groups.

Population, density and language

Density comes out at around 524 people per square kilometre, which makes it densely populated. Half the entries in this dataset fall below roughly 90 per square kilometre.

Officially it is monolingual: French. French is one of the widely shared official languages here, listed by 45 other entries including Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso and Burundi.

People from Saint Barthélemy are called Saint Barthélemy Islanders.

Inside the Americas it places 52nd of 56 by population, and it accounts for under 1% of everyone living in the Caribbean.

Currency, domain and dialling code

It uses the Euro (€, EUR). That is a shared currency: 37 other entries use it, including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and Croatia.

Gustavia is the seat of government and the answer most quizzes are looking for.

The top-level domain is .bl. To phone it from abroad you dial +590. Its ISO codes are bl and BLM, which is what most databases and flag files use.

Saint Barthélemy is not a UN member state. The dataset does not record which state administers it, so this page does not guess. Of the 250 entries here, 57 are territories or observers rather than member states.

Fun facts about Saint Barthélemy

• Ranked by land area, Saint Barthélemy is 245th out of the 250 countries and territories on this site.
• Population density works out at roughly 524 people per square kilometre.
• Its full official name is Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy.
• Websites based there use the .bl domain.
• It is a territory rather than a UN member state.
• India and Mali sit at almost the same latitude, on the far side of the globe.

Saint Barthélemy — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Saint Barthélemy?

The capital of Saint Barthélemy is Gustavia.

Does Saint Barthélemy border any other country?

No. Saint Barthélemy has no land border with any other country, so every route in or out is by sea or air. 85 of the 250 entries on this site are in the same position.

Is Saint Barthélemy a country?

Not in the political sense. Saint Barthélemy is a dependent territory rather than a sovereign state, and it is not a UN member. It appears on this site because it has its own flag, codes and statistics, but it does not have a seat at the United Nations.

What currency does Saint Barthélemy use?

Saint Barthélemy uses the Euro, written € (currency code EUR). It is shared with 37 other entries.

Where is Saint Barthélemy located?

Saint Barthélemy is in the Caribbean, part of the Americas. Its reference coordinates are 18.5° north and 63.4° west, roughly 2,059 km from the equator in tropical latitudes.

What is the population of Saint Barthélemy?

Saint Barthélemy has a population of about 11,000, which makes it the 230th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. Wallis and Futuna sits just above it and Tuvalu just below.

What language is spoken in Saint Barthélemy?

The official language of Saint Barthélemy is French. It is also official in 45 other entries on this list.

How big is Saint Barthélemy?

Saint Barthélemy covers 21 km², ranking 245th of 250 by land area. That makes it almost exactly the same size as Nauru.