Sint Maarten

The island area of Saint Martin (Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten) is one of five island areas (Eilandgebieden) of the Netherlands Antilles, encompassing the southern half of The island of Saint Martin. It has a land area of 34 km² (13.1 sq mi). At the 2001 Netherlands Antilles census, the population in Sint Maarten was 30,594, for a population density of 900 inhabitants per km². In 2004 the population of Sint Maarten was estimated at 33,119.

Sint Maarten borders the French commune of Saint-Martin, which occupies the northern half of The island.

Sint Maarten is an "island area", a federal component of the Netherlands Antilles, which is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands though not in the European Union. Its currency is the Antillean guilder (however, the United States dollar is widely accepted). A planned restructuring of the Netherlands Antilles would see Sint Maarten become an independent component of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its own right on 15 December 2008.

The Dutch island territory of Sint Maarten is ruled by an island council, an executive council, and a governor appointed by the Dutch Crown.