Location:
Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates:
18 4 N, 63 4 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total:
34 sq km
country comparison to the world: 236
land:
34 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin
one-fifth the size of Washington, DC
total:
16 km
border countries:
Saint Martin (France) 16 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
364 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
territorial sea:
12 nm
exclusive fishing zone:
12 nm
tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 1500 mm/year; hurricane season stretches from July to November
low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mount Flagstaff 386 m
fish, salt
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
90% (2011)
NA
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
subject to hurricanes from July to November
NA
the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states