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| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | 1 local TV station; access to about 20 radio stations, including RFO Guadeloupe radio broadcasts via repeater |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.note |
— | note: .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, are also used |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .mf |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 48.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 196 (2012 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 68,840 (2012 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | high-income French Caribbean territorial economy; extremely reliant on tourism, with severe COVID-19 impacts; near-total destruction from Hurricane Irma in 2017; some offshore banking; import-dependent; duty-free commer… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | euros (EUR) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 0.876 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 0.845 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 0.95 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 0.925 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 0.924 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | top five export commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | gold, special use vessels, furniture, scrap aluminum, rum (2019) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | United States 35%, Netherlands 26%, Antigua and Barbuda 21%, France 10% (2019) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note |
— | note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $649.206 million (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | jewelry, diamonds, pearls, recreational boats, cars (2019) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | United States 76%, Netherlands 7%, France 7% (2019) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | tourism, light industry and manufacturing, heavy industry |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2019.text |
— | 6.5% (2019 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2020.text |
— | -12.5% (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text |
— | 4.9% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note |
— | note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | waste management; salinity intrusions; limited freshwater resources; over-exploitation of marine resources (reef fisheries, coral, and shell); water pollution and damage to coral reefs from boats |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 24.8% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 75.2% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text |
— | 15,500 tons (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | more than one-third the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 50 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 50 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | negligible |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 58.9 km (for entire island) |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Pic du Paradis 424 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 05 N, 63 57 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | note 1: the southern border is shared with Sint Maarten, which is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world that is shared by two self-governing stat… |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text |
— | Sint Maarten 16 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 16 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 24.8% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 75.2% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Central America and the Caribbean |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | subject to hurricanes from July to November |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | salt |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | most of the population is found along the coast, with the largest concentration around the capital of Marigot, as well as Orleans and Grand-Case |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | the name is taken from the French word marigot, meaning "backwater" or "swampy area;" it probably comes from the original fishing village's location next to a water-logged area on a lagoon |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 04 N, 63 05 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Marigot |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see France |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | amendment procedures of France's constitution apply |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Saint Martin |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint MARTIN of Tours during a visit on 11 November 1493, the saint's feast day |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local long form.text |
— | Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Martin |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local short form.text |
— | Saint-Martin |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.note |
— | note: the only French overseas collectivity that is part of the EU |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Executive Council, as well as an advisory economic, social, and cultural council |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Cyrille LE VELY (since 10 February 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election results.text |
— | 2022: Louis MUSSINGTON (RSM) elected president; Territorial Council vote - unanimous 2017: Daniel Gibbs (UD) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 18 of 23 votes |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | French president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Inter… |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | 2027 |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | President of Territorial Council Louis MUSSINGTON (since 3 April 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 3 April 2022 |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | the flag of France is used |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | ACS (associate), UPU |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | French civil law |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.electoral system.text |
— | plurality/majority |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | March 2027 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislative structure.text |
— | unicameral |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislature name.text |
— | Territorial Council |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 3/27/2022 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.note |
— | note: 1 senator is indirectly elected to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term, and 1 deputy (shared with Saint Barthelemy) is directly elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.number of seats.text |
— | 23 (directly elected) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.parties elected and seats per party.text |
— | RSM and Alternative (16); UD (5); HOPE, Saint Martin with You, and Future Saint Martin (2) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.percentage of women in chamber.text |
— | 43.5% |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.scope of elections.text |
— | full renewal |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.term in office.text |
— | 5 years |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a French collectivity |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille) |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.note |
— | note 1: local holiday is Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848), as well as St. Martin's Day, 11 November (1985); the latter holiday celebrated on both halves of the island note 2: often incorrectly refer… |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | brown pelican |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | Alternative Future Saint Martin (Avenir Saint Martin) Generation Hope or HOPE Rassemblement Saint-Martinois or RSM (formerly Movement for Justice and Prosperity or MJP) Saint Martin with You Union for Democracy or UD |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age, universal |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | 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 Sa… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of France |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military and security forces.text |
— | no regular military forces; Ministry of Justice: Police Force of Sint Maaten (Korps Politie Sint Marteen, KPSM) (2025) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.0-14 years.text |
— | 24.7% (male 4,039/female 4,100) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.15-64 years.text |
— | 64.5% (male 10,216/female 11,068) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.65 years and over.text |
— | 10.8% (2024 est.) (male 1,536/female 2,037) |
| + Added | People and Society.Birth rate.text |
— | 13.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Death rate.text |
— | 4.83 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.elderly dependency ratio.text |
— | 17.4 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.potential support ratio.text |
— | 5.7 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.total dependency ratio.text |
— | 55.4 (2025 est.) N |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.youth dependency ratio.text |
— | 38 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: total.text |
— | total: 100% of population |
| + Added | People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: urban.text |
— | urban: 0% of population |
| + Added | People and Society.Education expenditure.Education expenditure (% GDP).text |
— | 3.9% of GDP (2023 est.) NA |
| + Added | People and Society.Education expenditure.Education expenditure (% national budget).text |
— | 23% national budget (2023 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Ethnic groups.text |
— | Creole (Mulatto), Black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asian), White, East Indian, other |
| + Added | People and Society.Gross reproduction rate.text |
— | 0.88 (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Infant mortality rate.female.text |
— | 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
| + Added | People and Society.Infant mortality rate.male.text |
— | 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births |