Sint Maarten Capital Philipsburg
Currency XCG · Caribbean guilder
Language Dutch, English
Area 34 km²
Since 2010
ISO SXM · SX
— THE COUNTRY —
Dutch Caribbean island country
Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of 34 km2 (13 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. Sint Maarten's capital is Philipsburg. Collectively, Sint Maarten and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
Text: Wikipedia — Sint Maarten CC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-05-26
Capital Philipsburg
Currency Caribbean guilder (XCG)
Official language Dutch, English
Drives on the Right
Calling code +1721
Top-level domain .sx
Independence / founding 2010
Anthem O Sweet Saint Martin's Land
Patron saint Martin of Tours Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02 — LAND —
Land covered by forest
10.9% % of land area
#164 of 213 2023
Forest area
km²
2023
Land area
km²
2023
2 of 5 figures unavailable for Sint Maarten.
— PEOPLE —
16 of 16 figures unavailable for Sint Maarten.
— MONEY —
Money sent home by workers abroad
$48.0M current US$
#166 of 186 2023
Exchange rate
2 local currency per US$
#148 of 211 2025
Agriculture's share of the economy
0.1% % of GDP
not enough data to rank 2013
Industry's share of the economy
% of GDP
2021
Manufacturing's share of the economy
% of GDP
2021
Services' share of the economy
% of GDP
2021
33 of 39 figures unavailable for Sint Maarten.
— TRADE —
Total trade (openness)
80.7% % of GDP
#51 of 205 2025
Goods exported
$221.0M current US$
#179 of 207 2025
Goods imported
$1.30B current US$
#174 of 207 2025
Services exported
$1.27B current US$
#131 of 191 2023
Services imported
$330.4M current US$
#172 of 191 2023
Goods and services exported
$1.50B current US$
#162 of 191 2023
Goods and services imported
$1.49B current US$
#172 of 191 2023
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— HEALTH —
19 of 19 figures unavailable for Sint Maarten.
— LEARNING —
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— WORK —
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— CONNECTED —
Mobile phone subscriptions
per 100 people
2022
Access to electricity
100.0% % of population
#93 of 214 2024
Container port traffic
105,200 TEU
#121 of 167 2019
Tourists arriving
2.0M count
#68 of 194 2019
Money earned from tourism
$243.0M current US$
#115 of 175 2020
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— NATURE —
Protected land
% of land area
2025
Protected coastal waters
5.1% % of territorial waters
#63 of 174 2025
Renewable energy use
% of final energy consumption
2022
Electricity from renewables
% of total
2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
% of total
2021
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0% % of total
#174 of 208 2021
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— STATE —
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