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Statia

Appelée «The Golden Rock» l’île fait partie du

Royaume des Pays-Bas. Statia est une île volcanique

où culmine à 600 mètres le «Quill», un

volcan en sommeil.

Situation : 61 km de Saint-Martin – 27 km de Saba

Heure : GMT - 4

Statut : commune néerlandaise à statut particulier

depuis le 10 octobre 2010

Superficie : 30 km2

Population : 3 200 habitants au dernier recensement

Capitale : Oranjestad

Langues parlées : officiellement le Néerlandais,

mais l’Anglais est la langue usuelle

Monnaie : le dollar américain

Eau : chaque habitation est équipée d’une citerne.

Courant : 110 volts, 60hz

Circulation : à droite.

Aéroport : F.D. Roosevelt. Winair assure plusieurs vols

quotidiens au départ de l’aéroport de Juliana,

à Sint Maarten. Durée du vol : 20 minutes.

Called ”The Golden Rock”, the island belongs to the

Kingdom of The Netherlands. Statia is a volcanic island

whose highest point is the Quill at 600 meters.

Location: 38 miles from Saint Martin – 17 miles from Saba

Time: GMT - 4

Status: special municipality within the country of the

Netherlands after the dissolution of the Netherlands

Antilles on 10 October 2010.

Area: 11,8 square miles

Population: 3,200 residents per the most recent census

Capital: Oranjestad

Languages spoken: Officially Dutch, but English is

the principal language

Currency: American dollar

Water: every house has a cistern.

Electricity: 110 volts, 60hz

Driving: On the right side.

Airport : F.D. Roosevelt. Winair operates several daily flights

from St. Maarten. Flight time is approximately 20 minutes.

Statia is a treasure

trove for divers.

Hundreds of sea

creatures live in

the waters off the

Caribbean Island.

In the shallow

waters, divers will

find signs of the past

with shipwrecks and

archeological sites

on the ocean floor.

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