Philipsburg - Sint Maarten

Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeastCaribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France (53 km2)[1] and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km2);[2]however, the Dutch side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between two nations, a division dating to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maartenand is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St. Martin) and is anoverseas collectivity of France.
On January 1, 2007 the population of the entire island was 74,852 inhabitants, with 38,927 living on the Dutch side,[3] and 35,925 on the French side.[4]
Collectively, the two territories are known as "St-Martin / St Maarten". Sometimes SXM, theIATA identifier for Princess Juliana International Airport (the island's main airport), is used to refer to the island.