Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands
18 05 N, 63 57 W
Central America and the Caribbean
total: 50 sq km
land: 50 sq km
water: negligible
more than one-third the size of Washington, DC
total: 16 km
border countries (1): Sint Maarten 16 km
58.9 km (for entire island)
temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November
highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m
lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m
salt
most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around the capital Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case
subject to hurricanes from July to November
note 1: the southern border is shared with Sint Maarten, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states
note 2: Simpson Bay Lagoon (aka as Simson Bay Lagoon or The Great Pond) is one of the largest inland lagoons in the West Indies; the border between the French and Dutch halves of the island of Saint Martin runs across the center of the lagoon, which is shared by both of the island's entities
NOTE: The information regarding Saint Martin on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Martin 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Martin 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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