Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
Travel Currency
2.7
Languages
English (official), French patois
Ethnic Groups
Black, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian
National Holiday
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
Geographic Coordinates
15 25 N, 61 20 W
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Airports
2