Sint Maarten BASIC INFOMATION
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| LOCAL TIME ZONE | TIMEZONE DIFFERENCE |
| UTC/GMT -4 HOURS |
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| 18°2'27 / 63°4'42 |
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| CURRENCY |
| Guilder (ANG) |
| 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) |
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| CAPITAL |
| Philipsburg |
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| Sint Maarten banks list |
| POPULATION |
| 37,429 |
| ACREAGE |
| 34 KM2 |
| GDP (USD) |
| 794,700,000 |
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Sint Maarten Introduction
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French Saint-Martin (Saint-Martin), officially the full name of the administrative district of Saint-Martin, is a French possession. The French government announced the separation of Guadeloupe from French Guadeloupe on February 22, 2007, and became an overseas administrative region directly under the Central Government of Paris. The decree came into effect on July 15, 2007, when the council of the administrative district first met, making the area one of the four territories of France in the West Indies Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and its jurisdiction mainly includes the northern and nearby areas of St. Martin. islands. The southern part of St. Martin’s main island is governed by the Netherlands. It was originally part of the Netherlands Antilles. Since October 10, 2010, it is an equal status under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European part of the Netherlands. "Self-Government". This small island belongs to two different countries-France and the Netherlands. It is the smallest island in the world that belongs to the two countries. The French overseas Guadeloupe region occupies 21 square miles in the north, and the capital is Marigot; the Netherlands Antilles occupies 16 square miles in the south and the capital is Philipsburg. The dividing line between the two countries is the mountains and lakes (Lagoon) in the middle. Both towns are very small, just a few streets. This small island has maintained a state of separation of the two countries for more than 300 years. France and the Netherlands signed an agreement in 1648 to divide St. Martin. The French and Dutch troops gathered in the oyster pond on the east side of the island, then proceeded backward along the coastline, and then to the place where they finally met, to determine the border between the two countries. Legend has it that in the ceremony before departure, the Dutch drank gin and light beer, and the French drank Kangjie brandy and white wine. As a result, the French are full of alcohol and are much more excited than the Dutch. They run faster and take up more space. There is also a legend that the Dutch was fascinated by a French girl, wasting a lot of time and taking up less space. Regardless of the outcome, the peaceful and friendly relations between the two countries lasted for more than 300 years. Anyone crossing the Dutch-French border on the island does not need any formalities and there is no guard. This is unique in the world. A monument was erected on the border of the island in 1948 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the peaceful partition. There are four flags flying around the monument, namely the Dutch flag, the French flag, the Netherlands Antilles flag and the Saint Martin Joint Management Flag. The flag of joint management is hung on the island regardless of the regions of France and Holland. The color of the flag is the same as that of the national flags of France and Netherlands. It is red, white and blue, with red on the top and blue on the bottom. The left side is a white triangle, and the middle of the triangle is the emblem of Saint Martin. Above the badge is the sun and pelican, in the middle is the shape of the Philips Fort Court, osmanthus, monument, and the ribbon at the bottom reads "SEMPER PRO GREDIENS". This flag also symbolizes Dutch-French friendship. |