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| - Removed | $ |
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| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .sx |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 89.5% (2022) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 205 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 86,542 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | sugar |
| + Added | Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text |
— | -$311.463 million (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text |
— | -$56.984 million (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text |
— | -$116.693 million (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Current account balance.note |
— | note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | high-income, tourism-based Dutch autonomous constituent economy; severe hurricane- and COVID-19-related economic recessions; multilateral trust fund helping offset economic downturn; no property taxation; re-exporter to… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 1.79 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 1.79 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 1.79 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 1.79 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 1.79 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | scrap iron, ships, jewelry, flavored water, liquor (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Antigua & Barbuda 28%, USA 16%, France 12%, Netherlands 8%, Morocco 7% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text |
— | $790.938 million (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text |
— | $1.375 billion (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text |
— | $1.504 billion (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports.note |
— | note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note |
— | note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $1.735 billion (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text |
— | 6% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note |
— | note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text |
— | 89.3% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | jewelry, refined petroleum, ships, pearl products, diamonds (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | USA 82%, Netherlands 7%, France 4%, Brazil 1%, Switzerland 1% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text |
— | $1.003 billion (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text |
— | $1.32 billion (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text |
— | $1.489 billion (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports.note |
— | note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note |
— | note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency |
| + Added | Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text |
— | 0.5% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | tourism, light industry |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015.text |
— | 0.3% (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016.text |
— | 0.1% (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017.text |
— | 2.2% (2017 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note |
— | note: annual % change based on consumer prices |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text |
— | $1.849 billion (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text |
— | $1.919 billion (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text |
— | $1.986 billion (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note |
— | note: data in 2021 dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text |
— | 9.8% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text |
— | 3.8% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text |
— | 3.5% (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note |
— | note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text |
— | $43,900 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text |
— | $44,900 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text |
— | $45,800 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.note |
— | note: data in 2021 dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text |
— | 3.4% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text |
— | 3.2% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text |
— | 3% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Remittances.note |
— | note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | 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 |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | scarcity of potable water; inadequate solid waste management; pollution from construction, chemical runoff, and sewage |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 10.9% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 89.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 1.16% annual rate of change (2020-25 est. est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 100% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | one-fifth the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 34 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 34 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | 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 |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 58.9 km (for entire island) |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | 250 m SW of Mount Flagstaff summit, 383 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 4 N, 63 4 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | note 1: the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world that is shared by two self-governing states note 2: Si… |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text |
— | Saint Martin (France) 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 |
— | 10.9% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 89.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Central America and the Caribbean |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | subject to hurricanes from July to November |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | fish, salt |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | the most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg) and Cul de Sac |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | founded and named in 1763 by John PHILIPS, a Scottish captain in the Dutch navy |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 18 1 N, 63 2 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Philipsburg |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see the Netherlands |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | proposals initiated by the Government or by Parliament; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority of the Parliament membership; passage of amendments relating to fundamental rights, authorities of the governor and… |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 July 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Country of Sint Maarten |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Sint Maarten |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island in 1493 after Saint MARTIN of Tours because he visited on 11 November, the saint's feast day |
| + Added | Government.Country name.former.text |
— | Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local long form.text |
— | Land Sint Maarten (Dutch)/ Country of Sint Maarten (English) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local short form.text |
— | Sint Maarten (Dutch and English) |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.note |
— | note: the other three constituent countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Curacao |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch government responsible for defense and foreign affairs |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | the US does not have an embassy in Sint Maarten; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Sint Maarten |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the governor |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Ajamu G. BALY (since 10 October 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; following legislative elections, the Parliament usually elects the leader of the majority party as prime minister |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Prime Minister Luc MERCELINA (since 3 May 2024) |
| + Added | Government.Flag.note |
— | note: the flag resembles Philippines' flag, but with the red and blue bands reversed; the three main colors are the same as the Dutch flag |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and blue, with a white isosceles triangle based on the left side; the national coat of arms is in the center of the triangle, with an orange-bordered blue shield that… |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | Caricom (observer), ILO, Interpol, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WMO |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (consists of the presiding judge, other members, and their substitutes); final appeals heard by… |