Saint Martin

Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 150 miles east of Puerto Rico. The 88 km² (38 square-mile) island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands; it is the smallest landmass in the world that is divided between two nations. The southern Dutch half is called Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; the northern French half is called Saint-Martin and is part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. Collectively, the two territories are known as, "St.-Martin/St. Maarten", "St. Martins", or simply, "SXM". (SXM is the IATA identifier for Princess Juliana International Airport, the island's main airport.)

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Island - Caribbean - Puerto Rico - 88 km² (38 square-mile) - France - Netherlands - Netherlands Antilles - Overseas department - Guadeloupe - IATA - Princess Juliana International Airport

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The main towns are Marigot (French side) and Philipsburg (Dutch side).

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The French part of the island has a land area of 53.20 km² (20.5 sq. miles). At the 2002 suplementary French census, the population in the French part of the island was 31,349 inhabitants, which means a population density of 589 inh. per km².

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Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of the island, has a land area of 34 km² (13.1 sq. miles). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population in Sint Maarten was 30,594 inhabitants, which means a population density of 900 inh. per km². In 2004 the population of Sint Maarten was estimated at 33,119 inhabitants.

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