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Institutional and human analysis is clearer when material and geographic conditions are visible, provided aggregate context is not turned into a stereotype or score.
INTERNATIONAL WORLD CONTEXT
A non-ranking 2025 world-context snapshot for Saint Barthélemy, covering selected geography, settlement, public structure, economy, connectivity, and source limitations.
ORIENTATION
Institutional and human analysis is clearer when material and geographic conditions are visible, provided aggregate context is not turned into a stereotype or score.
WORKING BRIEF
This page maps the site registry entry “Saint Barthélemy” to the supplied dataset entity “Saint Barthelemy.” Mapping status: alias-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.
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 Area: total : 25 sq km; land: 25 sq km; water: negligible Climate: tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid) Terrain: hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches Environmental issues: land-based pollution; urbanization; limited freshwater resources; overfishing
Population: total: 7,079 (2025 est.); male: 3,730; female: 3,349 Population distribution: most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery Languages: French (primary), English
Capital: name: Gustavia; geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W; time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: named in honor of King GUSTAV III of Sweden, who was ruler when Sweden bought the island from France in 1784; the name was retained when the island was sold back to France in 1878 Government type: parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France Legal system: French civil law Dependency status: overseas collectivity of France
Economic overview: high-income French Caribbean territorial economy; duty-free luxury commerce and tourism industries; import-dependent for food, water, energy, and manufacturing; large Brazilian and Portuguese labor supply; environmentally fragile Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2021) Internet users: percent of population: 71.3% (2022 est.) Airports: 1 (2025)
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RESEARCH EDITION
This page follows the public method for provenance, confidence, source independence, alternative accounts, limitations, review state, and visible correction.
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