Collectivity of Saint Martin
French overseas collectivity, part of the island of Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin), officially the Collectivity of Saint Martin (French: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), is a new overseas collectivity of France. It was created on 22 February 2007. It is in the northern parts of the island of Saint Martin and nearby small islands. The southern half of the island is a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Saint Martin Saint-Martin | |
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Collectivity of Saint Martin Collectivité de Saint-Martin | |
Anthem: "La Marseillaise" | |
Territorial song: "O Sweet Saint Martin's Land" | |
Sovereign state | France |
Partition of island | 23 March 1648 |
Separated from Guadeloupe | 15 July 2007 |
Capital and largest city | Marigot |
Official languages | French |
Demonym(s) | Saint-Martinois |
Government | Devolved parliamentary dependency |
Emmanuel Macron | |
• Prefect | Sylvie Feucher |
• President of the Territorial Council | Daniel Gibbs |
French Parliament | |
• Senate | 1 senator (of 377) |
1 seat shared with Saint Barthélemy (of 577) | |
Area | |
• Total | 53.2 km2 (20.5 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 35,334 [1] (219th) |
• 2014 census | 35,107 |
• Density | 682/km2 (1,766.4/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +590 |
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