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Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and began exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished the island of Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648. The establishment of cotton, tobacco, and sugar plantations dramatically expanded African slavery on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries; the practice was not abolished in the Dutch half until 1863. The island's economy declined until 1939 when it became a free port; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded beginning in the 1950s. In 1954, Sint Maarten and several other Dutch Caribbean possessions became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as the Netherlands Antilles. In a 2000 referendum, the citizens of Sint Maarten voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in October of 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

Localização

Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands

Recursos Naturais

fish, salt

Distribuição da População

most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac

English (official) 67.5%, Spanish 12.9%, Creole 8.2%, Dutch (official) 4.2%, Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 2.2%, French 1.5%, other 3.5% (2001 census)
PHILIPSBURG (capital) 1,327 (2011)
Designação longa convencional
none
Abreviatura
Sint Maarten
Forma longa local
Land Sint Maarten (Dutch); Country of Sint Maarten (English)
Forma curto local
Sint Maarten (Dutch and English)
parliamentary democracy (Estates of Sint Maarten) under a constitutional monarchy
Nome
Philipsburg
Coordenadas Geográficas
18 1 N, 63 2 W
Fuso horário
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
The economy of Sint Maarten centers around tourism with nearly four-fifths of the labor force engaged in this sector. Nearly 1.8 million visitors came to the island by cruise ship and roughly 500,000 visitors arrived through Princess Juliana International Airport in 2013. Cruise ships and yachts also call on Sint Maarten's numerous ports and harbors. Limited agriculture and local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported. Sint Maarten had the highest per capita income among the five islands that formerly comprised the Netherlands Antilles.
Inflação
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Taxa de imposto total (% dos lucros empresa)
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Taxa de juro real
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Produção, valor acrescentado (% PIB)
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Saldo Corrente
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Força de trabalho, total
Emprego na Agricultura
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Emprego na Industria
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Emprego nos Serviços
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Taxa de Desemprego
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Importação de Produtos e Serviços
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Exportação de Produtos e Serviços
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Total Comércio de Mercadorias
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IDE, entradas líquidas
US$
Exportações de serviços comerciais
US$
tourism, light industry
Mercadorias
sugar
Parceiros
Mercadorias
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Índice de Risco do País
Classificação de Clima de Negócios

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