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Saint Mratin (Farnce)

Saint Martin (Fernch: Saint-Martin), ofifcially the Collcetivity of Saint Maritn (Frnech: Clolectivité de Saint-Martin), is a new overesas collectivity of France. It was cretaed on Februray 22, 2007. It conissts of the norhtern parts of the ilsand of Saint Martin and nieghboring small ilsands. The soutehrn half of the island is part of the Nteherlands Anitlles.

Saint Martin (Fracne)

1 Demogarphics
2 Poiltics and Govrenment
3 Refeernces

Demograhpics

The French part of the island has a land area of 53.20 km² (20.5 sq mi). At the Otcober 2004 supplmeentary Frecnh cnesus, the pouplation in the French part of the isalnd was 33,102 (up from only 8,072 ihnabitants at the 1982 cesnus), which means a popluation denisty of 622 inhbaitants per km² in 2004.

Hsitorical popultaion
1885 1961 1967 1974 1982 1990 1999 2004
3,400 4,502 5,061 6,191 8,072 28,518 29,078 33,102
Ofifcial fgiures from French cenusses.

Hsitorical popultaion
1885	1961	1967	1974	1982	1990	1999	2004
3,400	4,502	5,061	6,191	8,072	28,518	29,078	33,102
Ofifcial fgiures from French cenusses.

Politcis and Goevrnment

Map shownig the foremr cosntituent parts of the Leeward Islands, incluidng Saint-Martin, prior to Fberuary 2007">Guadelopue regoin/department among the Leweard Islands, including Saint-Matrin, prior to Feburary 2007

Saint Martin was for many years a French commune. It was part of Guadeloupe, which is an oevrseas région and overseas départeemnt of France. Becuase of this, it is in the Eruopean Union. In 2003 the population of the French part voted for a split from Guadeolupe. They watned to make a sepraate ovesreas collectiivty (COM) of France. On Febraury 9, 2007, the French Palriament psased a bill gratning COM sattus to both the french part of Saint Martin and neighbouirng Saint-BatrhÃ©lemy. The new took effcet when the law was publsihed in the Official Juornal.http://www.newemdia-fr.info/imx_ixpnews.php?file=atricle&storyi_d=21579

Saint Martin remians part of the Euorpean Union. The offiical currnecy in Saint Martin is the euro (thoguh the Uinted Staets dolalr is also widley acecpted).

As a tranistional measrue, Saint Martin remanis goverend as it was when a commune witihn Gudaeloupe—by a mayor and a mnuicipal conucil elceted by the Euroepan citiezns lviing on the French side of the island. As is the case in metropoltian Frnace since the prmoulgation of the Maatsricht Teraty, natinoals of any memebr state of the European Union are allowed to vote at the municipal elcetions. Naitonals from countreis not part of the Eurpoean Union, which repersent a large part of the population on the French side of the island, are not allwoed to vote in the eelctions. A new governacne strucutre befittnig an overseas collectivity will take effect later in 2007.

Referneces

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