Climate : tropical dry

Air temperature : between 27°C and 30°C with seasonal variation

Water temperature : between 26°C and 30°C with seasonal variation

Time difference : GMT -5 hours throughout the year

Language : the official language is Dutch, but the usual spoken language is English

Currency : US Dollars or the Antillean Guilder (1.00 US$ = about 1.80 ANG)

Population : about 3,200 inhabitants

Voltage : 110 A.C. - 220 A.C., plugs with two flat prongs

Credit card : Visa, Master Card

International filghts from Europe : regular flights to St Maarten from Paris and Amsterdam

Domestic flights : daily flights from St Maarten and Saba with connections to St Kitts, Antigua, Anguilla, Nevis, Saba, St-Barth and Tortola

International flights from USA and Canada : regular flights to St Maarten from New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, etc.

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