San Eustaquio

"San Eustaquio (en neerlandés, Sint Eustatius; en inglés, St. Eustatius), es una isla que forma parte del archipiélago de las islas de Barlovento, que a su vez forman parte de las Antillas Menores, posee 21 km² y una población de 3.300 habitantes en 2007. La capital regional es Oranjestad. Es un municipio especial de los Países Bajos desde el 10 de octubre de 2010. Formó parte de las Antillas Neerlandesas hasta su disolución el 10 de octubre de 2010."

"Sint Eustatius (Dutch pronunciation: [snt østatsis]), also known affectionately to the locals as Statia (/ste/), is part of the Caribbean Netherlands: i.e. it is a Caribbean island and a special municipality (officially public body) of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Sint Eustatius is immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts, and to the southeast of Saba. The regional capital is Oranjestad. The island has an area of 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). In the 2001 census, the population was recorded as 3,543 inhabitants, with a population density of 169 inhabitants per square kilometre. The official language is Dutch, but English is the "language of everyday life" on the island and education is solely in English. A local English-based creole is also spoken informally. Travellers to the island by air arrive through F.D. Roosevelt Airport. Formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Eustatius became a special municipality within The Netherlands on 10 October 2010. The name of the island, Sint Eustatius, is the Dutch name for Saint Eustace (also spelled Eustachius or Eustathius), a legendary Christian martyr, known in Spanish as San Eustaquio and in Portuguese as Santo Eustáquio or Santo Eustácio."