Saint Martin: Flag and Facts
Saint Martin uses the French flag: blue, white, and red vertical stripes of equal width, starting with blue at the hoist.
- Capital
- Marigot
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 69 million (2025)
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 53 km² (20 sq mi)
- People
- Saint Martin Islander
- Calling code
- +590
- Highest point
- Mont Blanc 4,810
- Independence
- No single official date
- National symbols
- Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country)
- Borders
- Sint Maarten
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Saint Martin
Its story starts in 1790 during the French Revolution. The idea was to set the long-standing white between the two colors worn by the militia of Paris. For the flag's first four years the order was flipped to red, white, and blue before settling into today's pattern. French symbols such as the Gallic rooster, the fleur-de-lis, and Marianne, a woman who personifies the nation, apply here too.
Saint Martin is a small slice of the Caribbean that belongs to France. It covers just 53 square kilometers, and its one land border is with Sint Maarten. Marigot is the capital. French is the language, and the euro is the currency. The anthem played at ceremonies is "La Marseillaise," and the main public holiday is 14 July, the Fete de la Federation.
Did you know?
- Sint Maarten is the only place that shares a land border with Saint Martin.
- The tricolor's colors ran red, white, and blue for its first four years of use.
- The blue and red on the French flag came from the uniforms of the Paris militia.
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Questions about Saint Martin
What is the capital of Saint Martin?
Marigot.
What currency is used in Saint Martin?
The euro.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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