| St. Maarten is an Island of no more that 34 square miles that before its main source of income became tourism was poverty ridden and where the men worked on more prosperous neighboring Islands. The Island is known for its unique situation of being shared by two countries the French as well as the Dutch Antilleans. Statistics show a population growth between 1982 and 1992 of 250% (Census 1992) causing great strain on the infrastructure, government, the education system, health care facilities etc. |
