Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union
Member state: France
Surface area (km2): 142
Population: 13 445
Density (/km2): 95
Capital: Mata’Utu
Member state: France
Surface area (km2): 18 576
(ZEE = 1.4 million km²)
Population: 245 580
(Census 2009)
Density (/km2): 13.2
Capital: Nouméa
Member state: France
Area (km2): 439 672
Population: NA
Density (/km2): NA
Capital: NA
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): St Helena 121, Ascension 88, Tristan da Cunha 98
Population: 4257 St Helena (2008 Census) 4177 estimated at May 2011, 710 Ascension (2008 Census), 260 Tristan da Cunha (May 2010)
Capital: Jamestown (St Helena), Georgetown (Ascension), Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (Tristan da Cunha)
Member state: Denmark
Surface area (km2): 2,2 million
Population: Approx. 56810
Density (/km2): 0,026
Capital: Nuuk
Member state: France
Surface area (km2): 242
Population: 6 125
Density (/km2): 29
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 13
Population: 2000
Density (/km2): 154
Capital: The Bottom
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 102
Population: 5000
Density (/km2): NA
Capital: The seat of Government is at Brades
Member state: France
Surface area (km2): 21 (25 km2 islets included)
Population: 8,800 (until January 1st 2011)
Density (/km2): 410 h/km2
Capital: Gustavia
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 41
Population: approx. 50 000, (100 nationalities)
Density (/km2): NA
Capital: Philipsburg
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 11.8 square miles (31 km2)
Population: 3 800
Density (/km2): 171
Capital: Oranjestad
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 132
Population: 15 962
Density (/km2): 90
Capital: The Valley
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 294
Population: 16 000
Density (/km2): 49
Capital: Kralendijk
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 444
Population: 142 180
(January 1, 2010, source: CBS Curaçao)
Density (/km2): 319
Capital: Willemstad
Member state: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Surface area (km2): 180
Population: 101 484
Density (/km2): 572,6
Capital: Oranjestad
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 153
Population: 28 213
Density (/km2): 2879,3
Capital: Road Town, Tortola
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 948.3
Population: 38 435
Density (/km2): 40,53
Capital: Grand Turk
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 259
Population: 55 000 (2009)
Density (/km2): 212,35
Capital: George Town, Grand Cayman
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 12,173
Population: approximately 2500
Density (/km2): 0,25
Capital: Stanley
Member state: United Kingdom
Surface area (km2): 5.12
Population: around 55
Density (/km2): NA
Capital: Adamstown
Member state: France
Surface area: 2.5 million km²
(ZEE: 5.5 million km²)
Population: 267000
(Census 01/01/2010)
Density (/km2): 68
(Tahiti : 498)
Capital : Papeete (Tahiti)
Welcome to the new OCTA web site!
The web site of the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories – OCTA – has been redesigned and updated. The OCTA website constitutes an essential instrument for strengthening OCTs’ internal communication and for reaching out to partners, including the European Union. It contributes to increasing the visibility of the association and its members. As part of this process, newsletters will be published on a quarterly basis,
to share news and relevant information
for OCTA and its stakeholders.
We welcome your own comments on
and contribution to this new website!