Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2019 | Page 524

STATIA
St. Eustatius was first seen by Christopher
Columbus in 1492. It changed hands
twenty-two times but since 1818 has
remained a Dutch colony. It was an
important, wealthy island under the Dutch
and because of its wealth, was known as
“The Golden Rock”.
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ST. EUSTATIUS
POPULATION
SIZE
3,543 (2010) 32 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
Dutch but English & Papiamentu are widely used Oranjestad
CURRENCY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
United States Dollar
230 C / 730 F
Sint Eustatius
St. Kitts & Nevis
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