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Location
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Caribbean island, 250 km east of Puerto
Rico
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Capital
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Philipsburg
(Dutch side), Marigot (French side)
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Surface
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37 sq mi
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Population
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75,000 people
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Currency
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Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) on Dutch
side, Euro (EUR) on French side, US dollar
widely accepted on both sides
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $2.45 billion (2003 est.)
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $11,400 (2003 est.)
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Language
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St. Maarten - Dutch, Papiamentu, English;
St. Martin - French, Patois,English
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Religion
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Roman Catholic 72%, Pentacostal 4.9%, Protestant
3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist
2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian
4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified
1.2%, none 5.2%
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Government
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Dutch
- Parliamentary federation, French - Commune
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Time
Zone
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GMT -4 hours
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Telecom
Code
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+599
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Airport
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Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM)
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Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license
required
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Electrical
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Dutch side - 120V, 50Hz, French side - 220V,
60Hz
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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