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The island area of Sint Maarten is one of five island areas
Islands of the Netherlands Antilles

|||}The Netherlands Antilles is divided in five administrative divisions, the Island Areas * Bonaire, including an islet called Klein Bonaire ...
 (Eilandgebieden) of the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
, encompassing the southern half of the island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Saint Martin

Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km? island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands Antilles ; it is the smallest inhabited List of divided islands....
. At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population of the Eilandgebied was 30,594, for a population density of 900 inhabitants per kmē.

Sint Maarten borders the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin, which occupies the northern half of the island.

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Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles

Philipsburg is the main town on the Netherlands side of the Netherlands Antilles island of Sint Maarten, on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond....
 with 1,228 inhabitants

Simpsonbay, Madame Estate, Cul-de-sac, Duch Quarter, Cole Bay, Oyster pond, Reward, Saint-Peters, Ebernezer Estate Pointe-Blanche, Middle Region, Cay hill, Upper Prince's Quarter and Lower Prince's Quarter.

Maarten is an "island area" (eilandgebied in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
), a component of the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
 comparable to a municipality.






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The island area of Sint Maarten is one of five island areas
Islands of the Netherlands Antilles

|||}The Netherlands Antilles is divided in five administrative divisions, the Island Areas * Bonaire, including an islet called Klein Bonaire ...
 (Eilandgebieden) of the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
, encompassing the southern half of the island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Saint Martin

Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km? island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands Antilles ; it is the smallest inhabited List of divided islands....
. At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population of the Eilandgebied was 30,594, for a population density of 900 inhabitants per kmē.

Sint Maarten borders the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin, which occupies the northern half of the island.

Urban areas

Saint Maarten, Dutch Side
* Philipsburg
Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles

Philipsburg is the main town on the Netherlands side of the Netherlands Antilles island of Sint Maarten, on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond....
 with 1,228 inhabitants
  • Lower Prince's Quarter with 8,123 inhabitants
  • Cul de Sac with 7,880 inhabitants
  • Cole Bay with 6,046 inhabitants
  • Upper Prince's Quarter with 4,020 inhabitants
  • Little Bay (Fort Amsterdam) with 2,176 inhabitants
  • Simpson Bay with 736 inhabitants


  • Lowlands with 232 inhabitants
Simpsonbay, Madame Estate, Cul-de-sac, Duch Quarter, Cole Bay, Oyster pond, Reward, Saint-Peters, Ebernezer Estate Pointe-Blanche, Middle Region, Cay hill, Upper Prince's Quarter and Lower Prince's Quarter.

Politics and Government

Sint Maarten is an "island area" (eilandgebied in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
), a component of the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
 comparable to a municipality. The Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
 are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands

From 1830 to 1954, the "Kingdom of the Netherlands" referred to the Netherlands Kingdom and its colonial possessions.Suriname was a constituent nation within the Kingdom from 1954 to 1975....
 though not in the European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
. Its currency is the Antillean guilder (however, the United States dollar
United States dollar

The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
 is widely accepted). A planned restructuring of the Netherlands Antilles on December 15, 2008 will see Sint Maarten become a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (like Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles are now). This dissolution is still planned, but has been postponed to an indefinite future date.

The island area of Sint Maarten is ruled by an island council, an executive council, and an administrator
Administrator of the Government

An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth of Nations is a person who fulfills a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General....
 (gezaghebber in Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
) appointed by the Dutch Crown.

Colleges and Universities


  • American University of the Caribbean
    American University of the Caribbean

    The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is a medical school on the island of Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. AUC was founded on the island of Montserrat in 1978, but was forced to move to its present location by the eruption of the previously dormant Soufriere Hills volcano....
     School of Medicine (AUC), founded in 1978, was previously located on Montserrat
    Montserrat

    Montserrat is British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea....
    . Because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano in 1995, AUC moved its campus to St. Maarten later that year. A permanent campus was completed in 1998 in Cupecoy.


  • University of St. Martin
    University of St. Martin

    The University of St. Martin is a university in Philipsburg, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands Antilles founded in 1989. It has about 400 full-time and part-time students, and more than 275 alumni....
     (USM) in Philipsburg
    Philipsburg

    Philipsburg is the name of some places in the United States of America:*Philipsburg, Montana*Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Other places*Philipsburg , a small town in Quebec on the Canada-U.S....
    . USM is an affiliate of Johnson & Wales University
    Johnson & Wales University

    Johnson & Wales University is a private, nonprofit, co-educational, career-oriented university. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is home of JWU's main and largest of four currently operating campuses in the United States....
    .

Popular Tourist Destinations

  • Border Monument in honor of the 1648 Treaty of Concordia
    Treaty of Concordia

    The Treaty of Concordia was signed on March 23, 1648 between the French and the Dutch. The signing took place atop Mount Concordia. Based on the terms of the agreement, the island of Saint Martin was to be divided between the French colonial empire and the Dutch Republic and that the peoples of St.Martin shall coexist in a cooperative ma...
    .
  • The Philipsburg
    Philipsburg

    Philipsburg is the name of some places in the United States of America:*Philipsburg, Montana*Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Other places*Philipsburg , a small town in Quebec on the Canada-U.S....
     Historical foundation museum
    Museum

    A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
    .
  • The Heineken airline Jet-Bar/Restaurant (aka Air LekkerBeck) (at Philipsburg).
  • Fantastic jumbo jets low landings (at Maho Beach
    Maho Beach

    Maho Beach is a beach situated in St Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on the Netherlands side of the island. The place is known worldwide because of the Princess Juliana International Airport that is situated immediately adjacent to the beach....
    ).
  • The zoo
    Zoo

    A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
     park with animals from the Caribbean area (on Madame estate Pondfill).
  • Fort Amsterdam and Fort Willems (at Philipsburg)
  • Sightseeing on Dawn Beach road.
  • Emilio Wilson Historical Park (Cul-de-sac)
  • Butterfly Farm
  • Hiking to Pic Paradise
  • The Courthouse on Frontstreet
  • The newly renovated Boardwalk spanning the beachfront on Frontstreet,Philipsburg


See also

  • Saint Martin
    Saint Martin

    Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km? island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands Antilles ; it is the smallest inhabited List of divided islands....
    , the Caribbean island.
  • Saint Martin (France)
    Saint Martin (France)

    Saint Martin , officially the Collectivity of Saint Martin , is an overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean. It came into being on February 22, 2007, encompassing the northern parts of the Saint Martin and neighbouring islets, the largest of which is ?le Tintamarre....
  • History of St. Martin
    History of St. Martin

    St. Martin history shares many commonalities with other Caribbean islands. Its earliest inhabitants were Amerindians, followed by European ethnic groupss who brought slavery to exploit commercial interests....
    , the Caribbean island.
  • List of Sint Maarten governors
    List of Sint Maarten governors

    See also* Saint Martin, the caribbean island.* Saint Martin .* Sint Maarten.* History of St. Martin, the caribbean island.* Culture of St. Martin, the caribbean island....
    .
  • Culture of St. Martin
    Culture of St. Martin

    The culture of St. Martin owes a great deal to its African, French, British, and Dutch heritage. Although St. Martin is a single island, it contains two separate nations: Saint Martin, a French overseas collectivity; and Sint Maarten, part of the Netherlands Antilles....
    , the Caribbean island.
  • O sweet Saint-Martin's Land
    O sweet Saint-Martin's Land

    O Sweet Saint Martin's Land is the bi-national song of Saint Martin, in the Caribbean, this island being divided between France and Kingdom of the Netherlands....
     (bi-national song/anthem of Saint-Martin/Sint-Maarten)
  • Princess Juliana International Airport
    Princess Juliana International Airport

    Princess Juliana International Airport serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin. It is the second busiest airport in the Eastern Caribbean, after Luis Mu?oz Mar?n International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
    • Maho Beach
      Maho Beach

      Maho Beach is a beach situated in St Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on the Netherlands side of the island. The place is known worldwide because of the Princess Juliana International Airport that is situated immediately adjacent to the beach....
       -- famous viewing area for airport takeoffs and landings.


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