Saint Martin

island located in the Leeward Islands (West Indies); French bishop who is a patron saint of France who died in 397

Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico. The 87 km² island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands; it is the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two nations. The southern Dutch half comprises the Eilandgebied Sint Maarten (Island area of St. Martin) and is part of the Netherlands Antilles. The northern French half comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St. Martin) and is a overseas collectivity of France.
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Saint-Martin redirects here. For the island of Saint Martin on the whole, see Saint Martin. For other uses, see Saint Martin (disambiguation). Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin), officially the Collectivity of Saint Martin (French: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), is an overseas collectivity of France located in the Caribbean. It came into being on February 22, 2007, encompassing the northern parts of the island of Saint Martin and neighboring islets, the largest of which is Tintamarre. The southern part of the island, Sint Maarten, is part of the Netherlands Antilles.
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Noun
1. an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands
(synonym) St. Martin, Saint Maarten, St. Maarten
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Leeward Islands

n. Saint Martin, island located in the Leeward Islands (West Indies); French bishop who is a patron saint of France, who died in 397

Country name: conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey Dependency status: British crown dependency Government type: NA Capital: Saint Peter Port Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew Independence: none (British crown dependency) National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Legal system: English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)
head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)
cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion
election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA% Legislative branch: unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)
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