See Four Countries!
This northeastern corner of the Caribbean that we are at is a crossroad of countries, an international hotspot. Just from an eye’s view away I can practically see a mini-version of the United Nations everyday here. On a clear day from campus, it’s easy to see the UK, France, Netherlands, and St. Kitts and Nevis! Let me show you some pictures I’ve taken from campus.
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SINT MAARTEN (NETHERLANDS)
Capital: Philipsburg
Political Status: member island of the Netherlands Antilles (but soon to be Country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10-10-10)
Area: 13.1 square miles
Population: 40,917
Distance from AUC: 0 miles
Currency: US Dollar, Antillean guilder (soon to be St. Maarten guilders on 10-10-10)
Med Schools: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
What’s there: Casinos, hotels, tourists, beautiful beaches, lagoon, people from all over the world, stray cats, speed bumps.
![img_17191](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/img_17191.jpg)
SAINT-MARTIN (FRANCE)
Capital: Marigot
Political Status: Overseas collectivity of France
Area: 20.5 square miles
Population: 35,925
Distance from AUC: <1 mile
Currency: Euro
Med Schools: None
What’s there: French people, nude beaches, upscale French restaurants, croissants, baguettes, smooth roads.
![img_17221](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/img_17221.jpg)
ANGUILLA (UK)
Capital: The Valley
Political Status: British overseas territory
Area: 35 square miles
Population: 13,600
Distance from AUC: 8 miles
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
Med Schools: St. James School of Medicine (Anguilla Campus)
What’s there: Shoal Bay East, Cap Juluca, lots of goats, lots of chickens, friendly people, half-finished buildings, road-side grills, driving on left side.
![img_17211](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/img_17211.jpg)
SABA (NETHERLANDS)
Capital: The Bottom
Political Status: member island of the Netherlands Antilles (but soon to become a special municipality of Holland on 10-10-10)
Area: 5 square miles
Population: 1,424
Distance from AUC: 30 miles
Currency: Antillean Guilder (soon to be US Dollar on 10-10-10)
Med Schools: Saba University School of Medicine
What’s there: extinct volcano jutting out of the sea, pinnacle diving, cute white houses with red roofs and green window shutters, old women sewing beautiful laces, a cliff-lined beach that appears and disappears with the tide, no crime.
![IMG_2524](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/IMG_2524-1024x768.jpg)
SINT EUSTATIUS (NETHERLANDS)
Capital: Oranjestad
Political Status: member island of the Netherlands Antilles (but soon to become a special municipality of Holland on 10-10-10)
Area: 8.1 square miles
Population: 3,100
Distance from AUC: 40 miles
Currency: Antillean Guilder (soon to be US Dollar on 10-10-10)
Med Schools: University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine
What’s there: Forts, historical ruins, the Quill
![IMG_2521](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/IMG_2521-1024x768.jpg)
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
Capital: Basseterre
Political Status: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Area: 104 square miles
Population: 51,300
Distance from AUC: 50 miles
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar
Med Schools: Medical University of the Americas, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Windsor University
What’s there: Old sugar cane plantations, Mount Liamuiga, Brimstone Hill Fortress, Alexander Hamilton’s birthplace, monkeys.
![IMG_2520](https://www.caribbeanmedstudent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/02/see-four-countries/IMG_2520-1024x768.jpg)