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Sint Maarten
(or
Saint Martin
) is a
country
that is part of the
Netherlands
. It is on the southern half of the
island of St. Martin
in the
Caribbean
.
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The
Island area of St. Martin
(
Dutch
:
Eilandgebied Sint Maarten
) was part of the
Netherlands Antilles
, until the Antilles was dissolved in October 2010, when Sint Maarten became a "country" ("land") within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
.
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The Government of the Netherlands is responsible for defence, foreign affairs and nationality law. Although part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the territory of Sint Maarten is not part of the
European Union
; however, its people are
citizens
of the European Union.
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