Saint Martin - Tourism and Travel

Saint Martin is an overseas collectivity of France that makes up the northern two thirds of the island of Saint Martin, a volcanic island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands.

The island of Saint Martin is located east of the United States Virgin Islands.

Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Netherlands, makes up the southern third of Saint Martin Island.

This island is the smallest land mass in the world that contains territory belonging to two different countries.

The French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin has an area of only 21 square miles (54 square kilometers).

It was part of Guadeloupe until 2007.

St. Martin is prone to hurricanes between July and November.

The capital of St. Martin is Marigot.

35,692 people live in St. Martin.

French is the official language. Dutch, English, Spanish, French Patois and Papiamento are also spoken.

Most of St. Martin's income come from tourism. About 85% of the workforce is involved with the tourism sector.

The euro is St. Martin's official currency.