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Sint Maarten

Location In the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, between Caribbean Sea, N Atlantic Ocean
Latitude and longitude  17 50 N, 63 00 W
Sovereignty Netherlands
Political status notes Part of the Netherlands Antilles; part of this island is administered as Saint Martin, part of Guadeloupe
Population  42,728
Census notes 2000
Land area in square kilometers 44
Capital  Philipsburg

Sources and other useful websites
Bureau of Constitutional Affairs of the Government of Saint Martin, Dutch West Indies
Government Structure, from Investinsxm.com
Karel's Legal Blog, from Attorney Karel Frielink

Welcome to St. Maarten, from the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau

Selected articles on law and political status
Saint Martin as a Country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a synopsis of the position paper of the government of the island territory of Sint Maarten (2001) (PDF)

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