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Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60:40 between the French Republic (53 km 2 or 20 sq mi) [ 1 ] and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km ...
Sint Maarten (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪntˈmaːrtə(n)] ⓘ) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. [8] With a population of 58,477 [9] [2] as of June 2023 on an area of 34 km 2 (13 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French ...
Saint Martin (island), an island in the northeast Caribbean, divided between France and the Netherlands Collectivity of Saint Martin, French portion of the island; Sint Maarten, Dutch portion of the island; St. Martin's Island, a small island in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh; Saint Martin of the Tigers, ghost town in southern Angola
Saint Martin is separated from the island of Anguilla by the Anguilla Channel. [7] Its capital is Marigot. [6] With a population of 31,477 as of January 2021 [4] on an area of 53.2 square kilometres (20.5 sq mi), [3] it encompasses the northern 60% of the divided island of Saint Martin, and some neighbouring islets, the largest of which is Île ...
Saint Martin – one of the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea, that is divided between France and the Netherlands. For articles on the Dutch part of the island, see Category: Sint Maarten . For articles on the French part of the island, see Category: Collectivity of Saint Martin .
Saint Martin Island may refer to: Saint Martin (island), an island in the northeast Caribbean; St. Martin Island, an island in Michigan; St. Martin's Island, an island of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal; St Martin's, Isles of Scilly
In 1994, France and the Netherlands signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which improved the mutual border controls at their airports on the island. [11] Today there is a movement in both Sint Maarten and Saint Martin promoting the unification of the island, which would make the border between them disappear. [12]
Fort Louis (or Fort St. Louis) [1] [2] is a historic French military fort on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. It is located in Marigot, the capital of the French side of the island, overlooking Marigot Bay. [3] The fort was built in the 18th century to defend Marigot's harbor and its warehouses. [4] It was built during the reign of King ...