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SINT MAARTEN

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

• Patent Cooperation Treaty Country Profile
• European Patent Convention
1990 2000 2010 2016
• Budapest Treaty on the international World view
recognition of the deposit of micro-organisms Population, total (millions) .. 0.03 0.04 0.04
for the purposes of patent procedure Population growth (annual %) .. -1.8 -9.8 3.0
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• Madrid Protocol concerning the international Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 0.0 .. 897.6 1,043.4 1,176.6
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
registration of trademarks Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) .. .. .. ..
• The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) .. .. .. ..
International Property Rights (TRIP’s) GNI, Atlas method (current US$) (billions) .. .. .. ..
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) .. .. .. ..
• The Singapore Treaty on the law of GNI, PPP (current international $) (billions) .. .. .. ..
Trademarks GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) .. .. .. ..
• Hague Convention, Abolishing the People
Requirement of Legislation for Foreign Income share held by lowest 20% .. .. .. .. 76 .. .. ..
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Public Documents Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.0 2.0 2.0 ..
• Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) .. .. .. ..
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) .. .. .. ..
GOVERNMENT Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000 live births) .. .. .. ..
Sint Maarten, a former Dutch Caribbean Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) .. .. .. ..
colony became an autonomous country within Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) .. .. .. ..
the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) .. .. .. ..
10, 2010 in a change of constitutional status School enrollment, primary (% gross) .. .. .. ..
dissolving the Netherlands Antilles. Under the School enrollment, secondary (% gross) .. .. .. ..
new arrangement, the Dutch government will School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) .. .. .. ..
remain responsible for defense and foreign Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) .. .. .. ..
Environment
policy. Sint Maarten will have more power of Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) .. .. .. ..
government and use of its own tax revenues. Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) .. .. .. ..
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. .. .. ..
ELECTIONS Improved water source (% of population with access) .. .. .. ..
General elections were held in Sint Maarten on Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) .. .. .. ..
26 September 2016. The result was a victory for Urban population growth (annual %) .. -1.8 -9.8 3.0
the United People’s Party. Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) .. .. .. ..
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) .. .. 20.11 19.46
GOVERNMENT LEADERS Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) .. .. .. ..
Governor Economy
Eugene Holiday GDP (current US$) (billions) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
GDP growth (annual %)
Falcon Drive 3, Harbour View Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) .. .. .. ..
Philipsburg, St. Maarten Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Tel: (721) 542-1160 Industry, value added (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Fax: (721) 542-1187 Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Prime Minister and Minister of General Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Affairs Gross capital formation (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
William Marlin Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Government Administration Building Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Clem Labega Square, States and markets
Philipsburg, St. Maarten Time required to start a business (days) .. .. .. ..
Tel: (721) 542-6085 Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Tax revenue (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Military expenditure (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
MINISTRIES Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) .. .. 155.2 ..
Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Individuals using the Internet (% of population) .. .. .. ..
Sports High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) .. .. .. ..
Government Administration Building Overall level of statistical capacity (scale 0-100) .. .. .. ..
Clem Labega Square, Global links
Philipsburg, St. Maarten Merchandise trade (% of GDP) .. .. .. ..
Tel: (721) 542-9344 Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) (millions)
Ministry of Finance Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Net migration (thousands)
Government Administration Building Personal remittances, received (current US$) (millions) .. .. 54 58
Clem Labega Square, Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) .. .. 33 28
Philipsburg, St. Maarten Net official development assistance received (current US$) (millions) .. .. .. ..
Tel: (721) 542-8360 Figures in italics refer to periods other than those specified. Source: World Development Indicators database.

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