Saba (island)
Saba (/ˈseɪbə/ ⓘ; Dutch: Saba, pronounced [ˈsaːbaː] ⓘ) is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the active volcano Mount Scenery, which at 887 metres (2,910 ft) is the highest point of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Together with Bonaire and Sint Eustatius it forms the BES islands, also known as the Caribbean Netherlands.
Saba | |
|---|---|
Special municipality of the Netherlands | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: "Saba you rise from the ocean" | |
Map showing location of Saba relative to Sint Eustatius and Saint Martin. | |
| Coordinates: 17°37′57″N 63°14′15″W | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Overseas region | Caribbean Netherlands |
| Incorporated into the Netherlands | 10 October 2010 (dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) |
| Capital (and largest city) | The Bottom |
| Government | |
| • Lt. Governor | Jonathan Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 1,911 |
| • Density | 148/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saban |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Dutch |
| • Recognised regional | English |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Saban | 26.6 % |
| • Sint Maarten | 15.7 % |
| • American | 10.0 % |
| • other | 47.7 % |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Calling code | +599-4 |
| ISO 3166 code | BQ-SA, NL-BQ2 |
| Currency | United States dollar ($) (USD) |
| Internet TLD | |
Saba has a land area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi). The population was 1,911 in January 2022, with a population density of 147 inhabitants per square kilometre (380/sq mi). It is the smallest territory by permanent population in the Americas. Its towns and major settlements are The Bottom (the capital), Windwardside, Zion's Hill and St. Johns.