| Location: |
island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates: |
18 05 N, 63 57 W |
| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area: |
total: 54.4 sq km
land: 54.4 sq km
water: NEGL |
| Area - comparative: |
more than one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 15 km
border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km |
| Coastline: |
58.9 km (for entire island) |
| Climate: |
temperature averages 80-85 degrees all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; July-Novemeber is the hurricane season |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m |
| Natural resources: |
salt |
| Environment - current issues: |
fresh water supply is dependent on desalinization of sea water |
| Geography - note: |
the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the World shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten |
