France (Saint Martin)–Netherlands (Sint Maarten)

The 88 square kilometer Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten has been divided between France and the Netherlands since the Treaty of Concordia in 1648. The boundary was shifted more than a dozen times between 1648 and 1816 by several different colonial powers before settling into its current alignment, which gives French Saint Martin the northern 62% of the island and Dutch Sint Maarten the southern 38%.

In 2023, France and the Netherlands resolved an old but uncontentious dispute between the two States over the sovereignty of Oyster Pond, a small inlet at the eastern end of the Saint Martin/Sint Maarten land boundary. As part of the same Agreement, more than four hundred boundary turning points were established, providing the first detailed boundary delimitation for Saint Martin/Sint Maarten.

While French Saint Martin is considered an outermost region of the European Union, Dutch Sint Maarten is not a European Union territory. Despite this, the 15.5 kilometer (9.6 mile) border is open and largely invisible on the ground.

Map showing the land boundary between France and the Netherlands

Saint Martin and Sint Maarten also have an established maritime boundary.

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