Saint-Barthélemy is a French island located in the Caribbean at 17°54′N 62°50′W, among the Leeward Islands. Its land area is 21.0 km² (8.1 sq. miles). Administratively, the whole island of Saint-Barthélémy is a French commune (commune de Saint-Barthélémy) part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas région and overseas département of France, and therefore part of the European Union. The island is also known as Saint Barts, Saint Barths, or Saint Barth. In 2003 the population voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form a separate overseas collectivity of France. However, as of the end of 2005 Saint-Barthélémy is still part of the région and département of Guadeloupe.

At the 1999 census, the population of Saint-Barthélémy was 6,852 inhabitants (up from 2,491 habitants at the 1974 census), which means a population density of 326 inh. per km² in 1999.

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