Sint Maarten
General Facts
Area: 37 km2 (14 sq miles)
Capital City: Philipsburg
Population: 33,609 (2011 census)
Official Languages: Dutch
Boarding Countries: Saint Martin
Coastline: 158 km (98.2 miles)
Currency: Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG), but the US Dollar is widely accepted
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Climate
The climate in Sint Maarten is tropical, hot and sunny all year round: the daily average temperature goes from 25 degrees Celsius (77 °F) in the period from January to March, to 28 °C (82 °F) from June to October. The night temperature rarely drops below 20 °C (68 °F), while sometimes it can touch 35/37 °C (95/99 °F) during the day, from June to November. In the hottest period there's a muggy heat, though the breeze relieves it a little.
Five Largest Cities/Towns:
1. Cul de Sac (8,467)
2. Lower Prince's Quarter (8,000)
3. Koolbaai (6,000)
4. Philipsburg (1,400)
5. Simson Bay Village (700)
