Saint-Martin - Collectivité de Saint-Martin (collectivité unique depuis 2007, auparavant une commune de la Région Guadeloupe)
Saint-Martin, dont les habitants sont appelés les Saint-Martinois, est une collectivité française située dans la partie nord de l'île de Saint-Martin (tandis que la moitié sud est connue sous le nom de Sint-Maarten l'une des cinq régions des Antilles néerlandaises).
The Collectivity of Saint Martin is in the northern part of Saint Martin, a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 240 km (150 miles) east of Puerto Rico. The 38-square-mile (98 km²) island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands. It is one of the smallest inhabited landmasses in the world that is divided between two nations. The northern French half is an overseas collectivity and a constituent part of the French Republic. The southern Dutch half is called Sint Maarten and is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Collectively the two territories are known as "Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten", "Saint Martins", or simply "SXM." (SXM is the IATA identifier for Princess Juliana International Airport, the island's main airport). The island lies near Anguilla, Saint Barthelemy, and the British Virgin Islands.
Short name
Saint Martin
Official name
Collectivity of Saint Martin
Status
Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic (French since 1648)
English: Location of Saint-Martin relative to Saint Barthelemy and islands of the French overseas region of Guadeloupe
French: Localisation de Saint-Martin par rapport aux autres îles françaises: Saint-Barthélemy et les îles de la Guadeloupe
Dutch: Sint Maarten en omgeving
English: The island of Saint Martin and surrounding islands
French: L'île de Saint-Martin et les îles environnantes
Dutch: Ligging van Sint Maarten binnen de Nederlandse Antillen
English: Location of Saint Martin (French part) relative to Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius
French: Localisation de Saint-Martin (partie française) par rapport à Sint Maarten, Saba, et Sint Eustatius
Dutch: Kaart van Sint Maarten
English: Map of Saint Martin
French:Carte de Saint-Martin
Dutch: Kaart van Sint Maarten
English: Topographic map of Saint Martin
French: Carte topographique de Saint-Martin
Dutch: Kaart van Sint Maarten
English: Map of Saint Martin
French: Carte de Saint-Martin
Satellite maps
Dutch: Satellietfoto
English: Satellite photo
French: Photo satellite
Notes and references
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