Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Saint Barthélemy. A 1,200-hectare marine nature reserve, the Reserve Naturelle, is made up of five zones around the island that form a network to protect the island's coral reefs, seagrass, and endangered marine species. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Saint Barthelemy lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
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Geographic coordinates | 17 90 N, 62 85 W |
Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
Tarrain | hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches |
Natural Resources | few natural resources; beaches foster tourism |
Natural Hazards | |
Irrigated Land | |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | |
Climate | tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid) |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 25 sq km |
Water Area | negligible |
comparative Area | less than one-eighth the size of Washington, DC |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Morne du Vitet 286 m |
Lowest point | Caribbean Ocean 0 m |
Most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery
In Saint Barthélemy, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: French, Portuguese, Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | -0.11% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | NA |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 1.64 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.79 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | -1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | | |
Languages | |
Religions | Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 13.9% (male 506/female 479) |
15-64 years | 63.1% (male 2,413/female 2,057) |
65 years and over | 23% (2024 est.) (male 818/female 813) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 30.8 |
Youth dependency ratio | 17.5 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 13.3 |
Potential support ratio | 7.5 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 47.4 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 47 years |
Female | 47.8 years |
Major urban areas (Pop) | . |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.17 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 1.01 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.12 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 81 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 78 years |
Female | 84.2 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
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