Outline of Saint Martin

The Collectivity of Saint Martin (French: Collectivité de Saint-Martin) is an overseas collectivity of France located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.^[1] It came into being on February 22, 2007, encompassing the northern parts of the island of Saint Martin and neighbouring islets, the largest of which is Île Tintamarre. The southern part of the island, Sint Maarten, is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Martin:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Saint Martin
• Official English country name: The French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin
• Common endonym: Saint-Martin
• Official endonym: Collectivité de Saint-Martin
• Adjectival(s): Saint-Martinoise
• Demonym(s): Saint-Martinoise
• ISO country codes: MF, MAF, 663
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MF
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mf

Geography of Saint Martin

• Saint Martin is: an island, and an overseas collectivity of France
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        • Antilles
          • Lesser Antilles
            • Leeward Islands
              • French West Indies
                • Saint Martin Island (which it shares with the Netherlands Antilles)
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Saint Martin
    • High: Pic Paradis 424 m (1,391 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries:  Netherlands Antilles 15 km
  • Coastline: Caribbean Sea
• Population of Saint Martin:
• Area of Saint Martin:
• Atlas of Saint Martin

Natural geographical features of Saint Martin

• Anguilla Channel
• Islands of Saint Martin (France):
  • Northern portion of the island of Saint Martin
  • Caye Verte
  • Crowl Rock
  • Grand Îlet
  • Île Tintamarre
  • Petite Clef
  • Pinel
  • Rocher de l’Anse Marcel
• Rivers of Saint Martin
• Simpson Bay Lagoon

Government and politics of Saint Martin

• Form of government:
• Head of state: President of France
• Head of government: President of the Territorial Council, Frantz Gumbs
• Cabinet of Saint Martin: The Territorial Council of the Collectivity of Saint Martin

• Capital of Saint Martin: Marigot
• Political parties in the Collectivity of Saint Martin
• Elections:
  • Saint Martin Territorial Council election, 2007

International organization membership

The Collectivity of Saint Martin is a member of:^[1]

• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

History of Saint Martin

• French colonization of the Americas
• Arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy
• Treaty of Concordia

Culture of Saint Martin

• French America
• Language in Saint Martin
  • French
  • Virgin Islands Creole
• National symbols of Saint Martin
  • Coat of arms of the Collectivity of Saint Martin
  • Flag of Saint Martin
  • National anthem of Saint Martin
• Scouting and Guiding in Guadeloupe and Saint Martin
• Sport in Saint Martin
  • Football in Saint Martin
    • Comité de Football des Îles du Nord
    • Saint-Martin Championships
    • Saint-Martin national football team
  • Rugby union in Saint Martin
• World Heritage Sites in Saint Martin: None

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Martin

• Currency of Saint Martin: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR

Infrastructure of Saint Martin

• Communications in Saint Martin
  • .gp
  • .mf
• Transportation in Saint Martin
  • Airports in Saint Martin
    • L'Espérance Airport

See also

• List of international rankings
• List of Saint Martin-related topics
• Outline of France
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of South America

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Saint Martin

Travel and tourism

• Dutch St. Maarten — St. Maarten Tourist Bureau
• French Saint Martin — Saint Martin Tourist Office
• Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten — Official site

Organizations

• Birds of St. Martin - by Eric Dubois-Millot, Action Nature.

News and media

• The Daily Herald (St. Maarten)|The Daily Herald— Daily newspaper from St. Maarten
• LE FAXinfo — Other daily newspaper from Saint Martin (in French)

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