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Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast 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 2 or 13 sq mi), [ 2 ] but the Dutch part is more populated than the French part.
Nov 27, 2020 · Facts and statistics about the Ethnic groups of Sint Maarten. Updated as of 2020.
Sep 18, 2021 · Ethnic groups: Creole (Mulatto), Black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), White, East Indian, other: Languages: French (official), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles) major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
Sep 27, 2024 · Christopher COLUMBUS claimed Saint Martin for Spain in 1493, naming it after the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, but it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 to exploit its salt deposits. The Spanish retook Saint Martin in 1633, but the Dutch continued to assert their claims. The Spanish finally relinquished the island to the French ...
Aug 17, 2024 · 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 that extends westward from the hilly main part of the island.
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Sep 18, 2021 · Factbook > Countries > Saint Martin > Demographics. ShareThis. Ethnic groups: Creole (Mulatto), Black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), White, East Indian, other. Definition: This entry provides an ordered listing of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
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Sint Maarten (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪntˈmaːrtə(n)] ⓘ) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean region of North America. [7] With a population of 58,477 [8] [1] 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 overseas collectivity of Saint Martin.
