🌍 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
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
34 km²
Land Area
34 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
16 km
Coastline
58.9 km
Bordering Countries
Saint Martin (France) (16 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin
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
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
fish, salt
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
46,215
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.15%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
41 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
12.2 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.4 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- PHILIPSBURG: 1,327 people
Languages
- English (official) (Official) - 67.5%
- Spanish - 12.9%
- Creole - 8.2%
- Dutch (official) (Official) - 4.2%
- Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) - 2.2%
- French - 1.5%
- other - 3.5%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
high-income, tourism-based Dutch autonomous constituent economy; severe hurricane- and COVID-19-related economic recessions; multilateral trust fund helping offset economic downturn; no property taxation; re-exporter to Saint Martin
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$1.99 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$1.74 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$45,800
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
3.5%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
6%
Services
89.3%
Major Industries
tourism, light industry
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
<p>parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy</p>
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)