Saint Martin - Introduction

Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Saint Martin. Saint Martin (officially: Saint Martin) is a country in Americas, precisely in Caribbean, with a population of about N/A inhabitants today (2026-04-04). The capital city of Saint Martin is Marigot, and the official country TLD code is .fr. Saint Martin has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as MF, MAF, N/A, 663 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Christopher COLUMBUS claimed Saint Martin for Spain in 1493, naming it after the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, but it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 to exploit its salt deposits. The Spanish retook Saint Martin in 1633, but the Dutch continued to assert their claims. The Spanish finally relinquished the island to the French and Dutch, who divided it between themselves in 1648. The border frequently fluctuated over the next 200 years because of friction between the two countries, with the French eventually holding the greater portion of the island (about 61%).

The cultivation of sugarcane introduced African slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939, and the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe, and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern Dutch portion of the island became the independent nation of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Saint Martin, causing extensive damage to roads, communications, electrical power, and housing; the UN estimated that 90% of the buildings were damaged or destroyed.
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Saint Martin is found in Caribbean