Area: 54$ sq km
Population: 34 065 inhab. (estimate 2018)
Density: 630.83 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 18° N; long. 63° W
Capital: Marigot (chief town) 3 448 inhab. (2016);
Currency: euro (100 cents)
Saint-Martin
Saint-Martin

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Saint-Martin has been an overseas collectivity of Metropolitan France since 2007, following the referendum of 2003 when the inhabitants chose to separate from Guadeloupe. It is administered by a Territorial Council (23 members) elected directly for a five-year term and is represented in Paris by one deputy (shared with Saint-Barthélemy) and one senator.
Geography.
The northern part of the island of the same name in the Lesser Antilles, 300 km north of Guadeloupe.
Population
Population by age and gender (% - 2020) | ||||||||
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MALE | AGE | FEMALE |
Demographic statistics
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Population < 15 years | 25.6 | % | 2020 |
Population > 60 years | 13.4 | % | 2020 |
Languages
DESCRIPTION |
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Creole |
Dutch (Netherlandic) |
Population by selected age groups
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
0-14 years | 25.6 | % | 2020 |
15-29 years | 17.8 | % | 2020 |
Economy
Economy - General data
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Balance of trade | - 434 | M US$ | 2020 |
GDP, local currency | 582 | M LCU | 2014 |
Economy - Unemployment
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Unemployment rate | 33.9 | % | 2017 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
Fishing
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
marine fishes | 90$ | t | 2019 |
total catch | 90$ | t | 2019 |
Social and welfare
Other social indicators
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Access to electricity | 100 | % | 2019 |
Deforestation | 0$ | % | 2015-20 |