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Capital: PhilipsburgPopulation: ~44,000Founded: 10 October 2010 (autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands)Region: AmericasLanguages: enCurrency: Caribbean guilder (from 2025, replacing the Netherlands Antillean guilder); US dollar widely accepted

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Everything about Sint Maarten

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Sint Maarten

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Sint Maarten

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Sint Maarten

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Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Sint Maarten

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The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

Notable people from Sint Maarten

Politician and Territorial Leader

He led Sint Maarten's political affairs for three decades and drove its transformation into a major Caribbean tourism economy.

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Roland Richardson

Known as the "Father of Caribbean Impressionism," he was knighted for a lifetime of paintings capturing St. Martin/Sint Maarten's landscapes and culture.

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Lasana M. Sekou

Poet, Publisher, and Independence Advocate

Regarded as St. Maarten's "national poet," he founded House of Nehesi Publishers and became a leading voice for Caribbean literature and island independence.

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Painter, Storyteller, and Poet

Known as "the first dame of St. Martin's cultural arts," she was the island's first published woman writer and a pioneering folk painter.

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Isidore "Mighty Dow" York

Calypsonian and Steel Pan Musician

A multiple Carnival Road March and Calypso Monarch winner, he is one of Sint Maarten's most celebrated calypsonians and a lifelong steel pan educator.

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Traditional Sint Maarten Wisdom

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Sint Maarten proverbs carried through generations of island oral tradition.

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