Sint Maarten, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Philipsburg, capital city of Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten is a Caribbean Dutch territory excelling in tourism, hospitality, infrastructure resilience, and sustainable economic diversification.
Sint Maarten in one word would be “Maho,” meaning plane beach.
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint Maarten armorial
Sint Maarten is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Sint Maarten |
The capital city of Sint Maarten is Philipsburg.
| Sint Maarten is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent |
| Overseas territory of | Netherlands |
| Sint Maarten has a population of | 42,749 inhabitants within a total area of 21 Km2 (13 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Sint Maarten ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 18° 4' N, 63° 4' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Saint Martin. |
| Sint Maarten 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 |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (Pentecostal, Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, Anglican, other Protestant), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Guilder (ANG) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sx |
| Sint Maarten calling code | +599 |
Sint Maarten administrative divisions
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