St Martin, one of the Lesser Antilles, West India Islands, has since 1648 been divided between France and the Netherlands. It exports sugar, cotton, tobacco, maize, &c., and large quantities of salt. The French portion, a dependency of Guadeloupe, has an area of 20 sq. m. and a pop. of 3500. The Dutch portion, a dependency of Curaçao, has an area of 18 sq. m. and a pop. of 4500.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 92
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