Sint Eustatius, also known affectionately to the locals as Statia or Statius, is a small Caribbean island and a special municipality (officially public body) of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Sint Eustatius is immediately to the northwest of Saint Kitts, and to the southeast of Saba. The regional capital is Oranjestad.