Distillers Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
A one-page guide to Sint Maarten (Dutch part) for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Philipsburg
- Official languages
- English, Dutch
- Currency
- Caribbean guilder (XCG); US dollar and euro widely used
- Time zone
- UTC-4 (AST)
People
- Population growth
- 1.3% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 100%
- Aged under 15
- 14.8%
- Aged 65 and over
- 14.5%
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years
Climate
Tropical savanna, drier than much of the north-east Caribbean because of a rain shadow. Dry season roughly January-July; hurricane-prone wet season September-November.
Alcohol
- Traditional drinks
- Guavaberry liqueur (rum-based, traditionally home-made for Christmas)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Sint Maarten (Dutch part); World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; rum.cz - Sint Maarten Guavaberry Company N.V. labels; In Your Pocket - Guavaberry Company, Philipsburg; Justia trademarks - Sint Maarten Guavaberry Company N.V.. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.