| Location | Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; French part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Saint Martin lies east of the US Virgin Islands |
| Geographic coordinates | 18 05 N, 63 57 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area | total: 54 sq km land: 54.4 sq km water: negligible |
| Area - comparative | more than one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 16 km border countries (1): Sint Maarten 16 km |
| Coastline | 58.9 km (for entire island) |
| Climate | temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | salt |
| Natural hazards | subject to hurricanes from July to November |
| Geography - note | the southern border is shared with Sint Maarten, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
