Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
Travel Currency
US dollar (USD)
Languages
English (official), Spanish, Creole
Ethnic Groups
black 78%, white 10%, other 12%
National Holiday
Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)
Geographic Coordinates
18 20 N, 64 50 W
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Airports
2