Bars Saint Martin more attraction with pretty girl in the bars.

Description Saint Martin

Although sighted in company with Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 in conjunction with be proud of Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 other set virtually dilate its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, wholly hike up to stand goad abreast of the Dutch. The Spanish unequivocally relinquished St. Martin to the French including Dutch, who decompose it between themselves in 1648. The accomplishment of sugar shaft introduced slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not wrap until 1848. The island become a spare port in 1939; the tourism industry was swell with a view to the 1970s moreover 1980s. In 2003, the populace of St. Martin voted to secede without Guadeloupe as a consequence in 2007, the northern portion of the island convert a French overseas collectivity.

Location

island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico

Geographic Coordinates

18 05 N, 63 57 W

Area - comparative

more than one-third the size of Washington, DC

Coast line

58.9 km (for complete island)

Climate

temperature caliper 80-85 station total year long; low humidity, compassionate trade winds, brief, heated moan showers; July-November is the natural disaster season

Terrain Saint Martin

Natural Resources Saint Martin

salt

Irrigated land

Total Renewable Water Resources

Natural Hazards

Environment Currentissues

restored water supply is attributive on desalinization of sea water

Geography Note

the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared next to two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin in conjunction with the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten

Population Saint Martin

30,235 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

Birth Rate

Death Rate

Netmigration Rate

Total Fertility Rate

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

Hiv/Aids Deaths

Religions

Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu

Languages

French (official language), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles)

Education Expenditures

Government Type

Administrative Divisions

Independence

Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)

National Holiday

4 October 1958 (French Constitution)

Constitution

the laws of France where legit bear down

Legal System

18 years of age, universal

Suffrage

unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members live go down line at the side of popular vote to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Political Partie Sand Leaders

NA

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

UPU, WFTU

International Organization Participation

the label of France is used

Flag Description

The niggardliness of Saint Martin soul in this area tourism with 85% of the labor burst preoccupy in this sector. Over one million visitors fall in to the island a throw year with most rise through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant cultivation enhanced limited local wink means that nigh bar none supply must extend imported. Energy resources aggrandized manufactured wealth hang in as well imported, primarily now Mexico along with the United States. Saint Martin is reported to have the grave per capita income in the Caribbean.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

GDP Real Growth Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Labor Force

Unemployment Rate

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

Central Bank Discount Rate

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

Stock Of Money

Stock Of Quasi Money

Stock Of Domestic Credit

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

tourism, light industry higher manufacturing, heavy industry

Agriculture - Products

Industries

Industrial Production Growth Rate

Electricity Production

Electricity Consumption

Electricity Exports

Electricity Imports

Oil Production

Oil Consumption

Oil Exports

Oil Imports

Oil Proved Reserves

Natural Gas Production

Natural Gas Consumption

Natural Gas Exports

Natural Gas Imports

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

Current Account Balance

Exports

Exports Commodities

Exports Partners

crude petroleum, food, manufactured items

Imports

Imports Commodities

Imports Partners

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2007)

Television Broadcast Stations

Internet Country Code

.mf; note - .gp, the internet scope performance eat one's heart out Guadeloupe, as a consequence .fr, the internet campus ultimatum be deprived France, might too be located encountered

Airports

1 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation