!!!Sint Maarten: Geography ||Location|Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands ||Geographic Coordinates|18 4 N, 63 4 W[{GoogleMap location='18.066668,-63.066666' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''16 km\\''border countries: ''Saint Martin (France) 16 km ||Coastline|364 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Mount Flagstaff 386 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin ||Natural Hazards|subject to hurricanes from July to November ||Natural Resource|fish, salt ||Land Use|''arable land: ''10%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''90% (2011) ||Climate|tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 1500 mm/year; hurricane season stretches from July to November ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|NA ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states