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St Maarten

Capital Philipsburg
Area Sq Km 34
Area Sq Miles 13
Population 38 567
Languages Dutch, English
Religions Protestant, Roman, Catholic
Currency NA guilder
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St Maarten

Economy Overview
Tourism dominates the economy: 70 per cent of all visitors to the Netherlands Antilles visit St Maarten, which results in around one million tourists annually. Further investment in tourist infrastructure is planned, including a new major port. Government service provides one of the few alternative sources of employment, while subsistence farming and fishing meet a fair proportion of the islands' domestic needs. St Maarten is the only island in the Antilles group apart from Curaçao which has achieved some success in developing an 'offshore' financial services industry. The Netherlands Antilles group enjoys Overseas Territory status at the EU and observer status at the Caribbean trading bloc CARICOM.
Government
The Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and the Netherlands each have equal status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands as regions autonomous in internal affairs. The Queen is represented locally by a Governor, while the Netherlands Antilles are represented in the Government by a Minister Plenipotentiary. Foreign policy and defence matters are decided by a Council of Ministers of the Kingdom, including the Governor. The internal affairs of the Netherlands Antilles are administered by the central government of the Netherlands Antilles, based in Willemstad, Curacao, which is responsible to the Staten (legislative assembly). St Maarten may elect by non-compulsory adult suffrage three of 22 members to the Staten. Routine local affairs on each island group (Bonaire, Curacao, and the Windward Islands) are managed by an elected Island Council, presided over by a Lieutenant-Governor.

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