Sint Maarten

Map of Sint Maarten

Country name	Land Sint Maarten
Capital	Philipsburg
Population	39,088 (January 2010 est.)
Sex ratio	0.98 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2010)
Religions	Roman Catholic 39%, Protestant 44.8% (Pentecostal 11.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, other Protestant 27%), none 6.7%, other 5.4%, Jewish 3.4%, not reported 0.7% (2001 census)
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 census)
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
Geographic coordinates	18 4 N, 63 4 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	total: 34 sq km land: 34 sq km water: 0 sq km note: Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin
Area - comparative	one-fifth the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	total: 15 km border countries: Saint Martin (France) 15 km
Coastline	364 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Climate	tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 1500 mm/year; July-November is the hurricane season
Terrain	low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Flagstaff 386 m
Natural resources	fish, salt
Land use	arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90%
Irrigated land	NA
Natural hazards	subject to hurricanes from July to November
Environment - current issues	NA
Geography - note	the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states