What island in the Caribbean is divided between France and the Netherlands?
France–Netherlands relations France–Netherlands relations The French–Dutch relations refer to the interstate and bilateral relations between France and the Netherlands. The two countries notably share a border division in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, to which the northern part of the island is a French overseas collectivity known as the Collectivity of Saint Martin, while the southern part of the island is a Dutch constituent country known as Sint Maarten. Relations between the two countries date back to the 17th and 18th centuries when a conflict led to the transformation of the Dutch Republic to the Batavian Republic and eventually the Kingdom
Caribbean Netherlands vote in Dutch national elections and (as all Dutch nationals) in European elections. Officially the islands are classed in Dutch law as being (literally translated as "public bodies") and not (municipalities). Unlike normal municipalities, they do not form part of a Dutch province and the powers normally exercised by provincial councils within municipalities are divided between the island governments themselves and the central government by means of the National Office for the Caribbean Netherlands. For this reason, they are called "special" municipalities. For many Dutch laws there is a special version for the Caribbean Netherlands. For example, social security is