General Information
Capital
Philipsburg
Continent
Americas
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Currency
Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG)
Languages
English (official) 67.5%
Spanish 12.9%
Creole 8.2%
Dutch (official) 4.2%
Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 2.2%
French 1.5%
other 3.5% (2001 est.)
Timezones
UTC-4
Area
3,903 km²
Map Reference
Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Borders
Saint Martin
Demographics
Population (2023)
42,749
Density
11.0 per km²
Urban Population
100.0%
Median Age
41.0 years
Life Expectancy
79.7 years
Major Cities
PHILIPSBURG
Economy
GDP (2024)
$1.7B
GDP Per Capita (2023)
$37,970
Inflation (2017)
2.2%
Exchange Rate (2024)
1.790 to USD
