St Martin

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 92

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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