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Updates: 

FIPS PUB 10-4 Change Notice 13 was issued on 2008-02-04. It adds the FIPS country code for Saint Barthélemy.

ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-9 was published on 2007-11-28. It simply adds Saint Barthélemy to ISO 3166-2, to stay in synch with ISO 3166-1. No subdivisions are reported.

Country overview: 

Short name	SAINT BARTHÉLEMY
ISO code	BL
FIPS code	TB
Language	French (fr)
Time zone	-4
Capital	Gustavia

 

In a referendum held on 2003-12-07, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy voted overwhelmingly to become overseas collectivities under Article 74 of the French Constitution. The change took effect on 2007-07-15. Formerly, they had both been communes of Guadeloupe.

Other names of country: 

1. English: Saint Barth (informal)
2. French: Saint-Barthélemy m; Saint-Barth (informal)

Origin of name: 

Named by Columbus after his brother, Bartolomeo Colombo

Primary subdivisions: 

Saint Barthélemy has no known administrative divisions.

Country	HASC	INSEE	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Saint Barthélemy	BL.SB	97 7	6,852	21	8	Gustavia
Country: This division is the whole of the country, treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code. INSEE: Territory codes from French national statistics agency. Population: 1999-03-08 census

Territorial extent: 

Saint Barthélemy collectivity consists of Saint Barthélemy Island.