Sint Maarten

country on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands
Climate
tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 150 cm/year; hurricane season stretches from July to November
Terrain
low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin
Natural resources
fish, salt
People & Society
Languages
English (official) 67.5%, Spanish 12.9%, Creole 8.2%, Dutch (official) 4.2%, Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 2.2%, French 1.5%, other 3.5% (2001 est.)
Religions
Protestant 41.9% (Pentecostal 14.7%, Methodist 10.0%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.6%, Baptist 4.7%, Anglican 3.1%, other Protestant 2.8%), Roman Catholic 33.1%, Hindu 5.2%, Christian 4.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, Evangelical 1.4%, Muslim/Jewish 1.1%, other 1.3% (includes Buddhist, Sikh, Rastafarian), none 7.9%, no…
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence
none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
National holiday
King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)
Legal system
based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.986 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$45,800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
3.5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.2% (2017 est.)
Exports - partners
Antigua & Barbuda 28%, USA 16%, France 12%, Netherlands 8%, Morocco 7% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 82%, Netherlands 7%, France 4%, Brazil 1%, Switzerland 1% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Sint Maarten

Summary

Sint Maarten is an island country[1]. It draws 2,606 Wikipedia views per month (island_country category, ranking #7 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sint Maarten was a member of UNESCO[3].
  • Sint Maarten was a member of World Meteorological Organization[4].
  • Sint Maarten was a member of Interpol[5].
  • Sint Maarten is located in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6].
  • Sint Maarten is in the country of Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Sint Maarten's head of government is recorded as Leona Marlin-Romeo[8].
  • Sint Maarten's image is recorded as Philipsburg and the Great Bay, Sint Maarten, Caribbean.jpg[9].
  • Sint Maarten's continent is recorded as North America[10].
  • Sint Maarten's instance of is recorded as island country[11].
  • Sint Maarten's instance of is recorded as country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Sint Maarten's instance of is recorded as country[13].
  • Sint Maarten's head of state is recorded as William Alexander of the Netherlands[14].
  • Sint Maarten's head of state is recorded as Eugene Holiday[15].
  • Sint Maarten's capital is recorded as Philipsburg[16].
  • Sint Maarten's official language is recorded as Dutch[17].
  • Sint Maarten's official language is recorded as English[18].
  • Sint Maarten's currency is recorded as Caribbean guilder[19].
  • Sint Maarten's flag image is recorded as Flag of Sint Maarten.svg[20].
  • Sint Maarten's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Martin[21].
  • Sint Maarten's shares border with is recorded as France[22].
  • Sint Maarten's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .sx[23].
  • Sint Maarten's anthem is recorded as O Sweet Saint Martin's Land[24].
  • Sint Maarten's coat of arms image is recorded as Wapen van Sint Maarten.svg[25].
  • Saint Martin is named after Sint Maarten[26].
  • Sint Maarten's follows is recorded as Netherlands Antilles[27].

Body

Geography

Sint Maarten is in the country of Kingdom of the Netherlands[7]. It is located in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6]. Its continent is recorded as North America[10]. Part of include Dutch Caribbean[28], a region[29], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[30]; Saint Martin[31], an island[32], in France[33]; Caribbean[34], a transcontinental region[35]; and CAS countries[36], a group[37], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[38].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+37132'}[39] and {'amount': '+43847'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island country[11], country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[12], and country[13].

History and Context

+2010-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sint Maarten[41]. Saint Martin is named after it[26].

Why It Matters

Sint Maarten draws 2,606 Wikipedia views per month (island_country category, ranking #7 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  25. [34] . worldbank.org. worldbank.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . public.wmo.int. Retrieved . public.wmo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . interpol.int. Retrieved . interpol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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