Today in 2010, Saba became part of the Netherlands after the dissolution the Netherlands Antilles.
Saba
Saba Breweries
Saba Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC 0.05%
- Full Name: Saba
- Location: The Caribbean, south of Saint Martin and northwest of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Government Type: Constitutional monarchy
- Language: Dutch (official), English
- Religion(s): Roman Catholic (majority), and also Wesleyan Church Holiness, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Anglican, Seventh-day Adventist, Muslim and Jewish
- Capital: The Bottom
- Population: 1,971
- Area: 13 sq km
- Comparative Area: Slightly less than one-tenth the size of Washington, D.C.
- National Food: Funchi, Pan Bati and Carni Stoba (goat stew)
- National Symbols: Audubon’s Shearwater; Black-eyed Susan
- Affiliations: UN
- Independence: Saba, including the islet of Green Island, became a special municipality within the country of the Netherlands after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, October 10, 2010
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 16 (under 15% a.b.v.); 18 (15% a.b.v. and over)
- BAC: 0.05%
- Number of Breweries: 0
- How to Say “Beer”: bier
- How to Order a Beer: Un bier, ahls-yer-bleeft
- How to Say “Cheers”: Geluch / Gezondheid / Proost / Prut / Santé / Schol
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 44%
- Wine: 1%
- Spirits: <1%
- Other: 55%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 4.97
- Unrecorded: 2.60
- Total: 7.57
- Beer: 2.05
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 5 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Stable
- Excise Taxes: Yes
- Minimum Age: 21
- Sales Restrictions: Time, location
- Advertising Restrictions: Yes
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: No
Patterns of Drinking Score: 3
Prohibition: None.
