Saba Flag Coat of Arms Motto: "Remis Velisque." meaning "With oars and sails". Languages Dutch (official); English predominates Capital The Bottom Area
 - Total
 - % water 13 km² (5 sq. miles)
N/A Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Density 1,424
104 inh. per km² UTC -4 Anthem "Saba you rise from the ocean"

Saba (pronounced "SAY-ba") is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles, located at longitude 63.13 degrees West, latitude 17.38 degrees North. It consists largely of the dormant volcano, Mount Scenery (888 m), the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Saba has a land area of 13 km² (5 sq. miles). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population was 1,349 inhabitants, which means a population density of 104 inh. per km². In 2004 the population was estimated at 1,424 inhabitants.

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