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Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy (also Saint Barts, Saint Barths, Saint Barth) is a French island in the Caribbean. It is part of the Guadeloupe archipelago, a French overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM).

History

Saint-Barthélémy was French from 1648 to 1785 and since 1878. It was a Swedish colony from 1785 to 1878.

Also see New Sweden.

External links

http://www.st-barths.com/
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gp-sb

Saint Barthélemy[?], is also a commune in the Landes département, in France.

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