Sint Maarten (Dutch)

The main languages spoken in Sint Maarten are:
English - an official language and the most widely spoken in daily life.
Dutch - also official, used in government and education.
Spanish, Papiamentu, French, and French Creole are spoken by immigrant communities.
English and Dutch are the official languages of Sint Maarten.

Geography

Location: Caribbean, the southern part of the island of Saint Martin, east of Puerto Rico; the northern part is the French collectivity of Saint Martin

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 34 sq km

Land boundaries:
border countries: Saint Martin (France)

Climate: tropical marine; subject to hurricanes from July to November

Terrain: low, hilly terrain

People

Population: about 42,000 (2024 est.)

Languages: English (official), Dutch (official), Spanish, Papiamentu, French

Government

Country name:
conventional short form: Sint Maarten

Data code: SX

Government type: parliamentary democracy; a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

National capital: Philipsburg

Background: The island of Saint Martin has been divided between France and the Netherlands since 1648, one of the oldest peaceful borders in the world; Sint Maarten became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands when the Netherlands Antilles dissolved in 2010