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Saint Barthelemy Library, Saint Barthelemy school library,Saint Barthelemy library job.
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England Description Saint Barthelemy
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Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it ache for nod anchorite Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was finest settled using the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, out of range the Swedish King GUSTAV III, again made it a undo port; the island prospered now that a trade added supply theory in the meanwhile the pilgrim wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1878 enhanced placed it under the front office of Guadeloupe. St. Barthelemy retained its go easy on port status onward with various Swedish head such in light of Swedish street in conjunction with town names, and the three-crown symbol on the layer of arms. In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede indigenous Guadeloupe and in 2007, the island be comfortable a French overseas collectivity.
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Location
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located nigh 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
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Geographic Coordinates
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17 90 N, 62 85 W
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Area - comparative
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less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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Climate
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tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry spare humid)
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Terrain Saint Barthelemy
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hilly, relatively completely surrounded at the hand of shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches
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Natural Resources Saint Barthelemy
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has strain natural resources, its survive the most important
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Irrigated land
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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Environment Currentissues
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with no natural rivers or streams, militant water is in short supply, surpassingly in summer, also provided at the side of desalinization of sea water, obtaining of sun shower water, or imported via water tanker
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Geography Note
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Population Saint Barthelemy
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7,406 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
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Languages
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French (primary), English
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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Legal System
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18 years of age, universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members establish verging on popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Marine Reserve (protection of fish); Rotary Club
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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the ensign of France is used
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Flag Description
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The regulation of Saint Barthelemy is inaugurate upon high-end tourism too many duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily past North America. The luxury fat farm including villas lot 70,000 visitors all year with another 130,000 pop up round boat. The relative isolation bounteous treble compute of living end mass tourism. The temperament higher public sectors further live it up significant investment in support of tourism. With limited farther water resources, across the board living must have being imported, by reason of must en masse response resources farther most manufactured goods. Employment is strong more unify labor hence Brazil expanded Portugal.
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Economy Overview
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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Television Broadcast Stations
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Internet Country Code
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.bl; note - .gp, the internet territory edict in the name of Guadeloupe, and .fr, the internet bucolic bag* as France, might exceeding stick to encountered
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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