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SXM – The Friendly Island
At the top end of the Eastern Caribbean lies a verdant island that, whilst just under 90 km2 in size manages to pack in two different countries: the constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – Sint Maarten; and the French overseas collectivity – Sint Martin. How this came to be, is a story of centuries …