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How big is St Maarten in square miles?
33.59 mi²
Saint Martin/Area
What is the size of St Maarten?
13.13 mi²
Sint Maarten/Area
How big is French St Martin?
20.54 mi²
Is St Maarten bigger than Aruba?
Aruba is about 3.3 times bigger than Saint Martin.
Is St Maarten a third world country?
A country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is written independently, but it has King Willem-Alexander as head of state and is financially largely dependent on the Netherlands.
Is St Martin the same as St Maarten?
Both are the same island, despite the two different spellings. The difference really only refers to location. French is the official language of St. Martin and Dutch is the official language of St.
What is the capital of St Maarten?
Philipsburg
Sint Maarten/Capitals
The northern two-thirds of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin. The capital of Sint Maarten is Philipsburg, which is also the main settlement.
What is the legal drinking age in St Maarten?
The legal drinking age on St. Maarten/St. Martin is 18 years.
How many miles long is St Maarten?
8.326 mi
Saint Martin/Max length
Is Aruba near St Martin?
Aruba is one of the Lesser Antilles islands located in the Southern Caribbean Sea. Some of the islands that are part of the Lesser Antilles are the Virgin Islands, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao and Bonaire. …
What is the length of Saint Martin?
Saint Martin. The island extends about 12 miles (19 km) from north to south and about the same distance from east to west, including a narrow looping sand spit that extends westward from the hilly main part of the island. It rises to a high point at Paradis Peak (1,391 feet [424 metres]) and has an area of 34 square miles (88 square km).
Where is Saint Martin located in the world?
Saint Martin, Dutch Sint Maarten, French Saint-Martin, island, lying at the northern end of the Leeward group of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. The island extends about 12 miles (19 km) from north to south and about the same distance from east to west, including a narrow looping sand spit…
What is the population of Saint Martin in France?
About 85% of the workforce was engaged in the tourist industry. On 1 January 2009 the population of the entire island of Saint Martin was 77,741 inhabitants, 40,917 of whom lived on the Dutch side of the island, and 36,824 on the French side. A local English-based creole language is spoken on both sides of the island.
What are the biggest industries in Saint Martin?
The main industry of the island is tourism. In 2000, the island had about one million visitors annually. About 85% of the workforce was engaged in the tourist industry. On 1 January 2009 the population of the entire island of Saint Martin was 77,741 inhabitants, 40,917 of whom lived on the Dutch side of the island, and 36,824 on the French side.