Sint Maarten
Americas Β· Capital: Philipsburg
How it is run: Sint Maarten is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Sint Maarten is home to 43,923 people in Caribbean, where people speak English, French, Dutch.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
43,923 people
That is about 5 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
34 kmΒ²
Smaller than most big cities β you could cross it in an afternoon.
ποΈ How crowded
About 1,292 people share every square kilometre β very crowded, so cities grow upward with apartments.
π Size in its region
44th most people in Americas
55th largest by land in Americas.
π£οΈ Official languages
English, French, Dutch
More than one language is used for official business.
π° Money
Netherlands Antillean guilder (Ζ)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
76.5 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$42,978
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
π’ Living in cities
100% of people
Mostly a city country β think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
π Kids under 15
14.8% of the population
An older country β there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+1721
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
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π§ People here are called
St. Maartener
π·οΈ Name at home
Sint Maarten Β· Saint-Martin
Also written: Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders π€
Sint Maarten touches 1 neighbour by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Sint Maarten
French
Saint-Martin
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
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Portuguese
SΓ£o Martinho
German
Sint Maarten
Put it in perspective π
- United States β the most populated country in Americas β has about 7781.5Γ as many people as Sint Maarten.
- All of Sint Maarten would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Sint Maarten lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 22 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Sint Maarten is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
π·οΈ Official name
Sint Maarten
ποΈ Capital
Philipsburg
π Region
Americas Β· Caribbean
π€ Country code
SX
ποΈ UN status
Not a UN member state
π© Independence
Linked territory
More about Sint Maarten π
π§ Where on the map
18.0Β° N, 63.0Β° W
π Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 β when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Philipsburg.
- Sint Maarten lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Sint Maarten shares its part of the world with Anguilla. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Sint Maarten is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
- πΈπ½ is the flag of Sint Maarten. Its country code β the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics β is SX.
- The capital of Sint Maarten is Philipsburg β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Sint Maarten has 3 official languages. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Sint Maarten can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Sint Maarten spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Sint Maarten?
Philipsburg
Which money do people spend in Sint Maarten?
Netherlands Antillean guilder (Ζ)
How many countries share a land border with Sint Maarten?
1 β Saint Martin.
Roughly how many people live in Sint Maarten?
43,923 people
Keep researching π
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Official data & government sources ποΈ
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News & current policy π°
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