Statia Day is a national holiday celebrated in the
Caribbean island of
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, s ...
, a
special municipality Special municipality may refer to:
* Special municipality (Netherlands), a type of administrative division in the Netherlands
* Special municipality (Taiwan)
Special municipality, historically known as Yuan-controlled municipality is a first-lev ...
of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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It celebrates the
"First Salute", when Sint Eustatius (known locally as Statia) became the first country to recognize the United States.
References
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National holidays