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Location: |
Caribbean,
island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Geographic coordinates: |
14 40 N, 61
00 W |
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Map references: |
Central
America and the Caribbean |
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Area: |
total:
1,100 sq km
land: 1,060 sq km
water: 40 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly
more than six times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
350 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic
zone: 200 nm |
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Climate: |
tropical;
moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable
to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average;
average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid |
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Terrain: |
mountainous
with indented coastline; dormant volcano |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest
point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Montagne
Pelee 1,397 m |
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Natural resources: |
coastal
scenery and beaches, cultivable land |
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Land use: |
arable
land: 10.38%
permanent crops: 9.43%
other:
80.19% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
30 sq km
(1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
hurricanes,
flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural
disaster every five years) |
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Environment - current issues: |
NA |
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Geography - note: |
the island
is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and
completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000
inhabitants Learn geography the easy way by playing ZL's Geographycards (www.geographycards.com)
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Population: |
429,510 (July
2004 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14
years: 22.6% (male 49,245; female 47,845)
15-64
years: 67% (male 143,893; female 143,963)
65 years and
over: 10.4% (male 20,043; female 24,521) (2004 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 33.1 years
male: 32.5 years
female: 33.8 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
0.81% (2004
est.) |
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Birth rate: |
14.56
births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
6.43
deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
-0.05
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at
birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total:
7.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.79 deaths/1,000
live births
female: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004
est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total
population: 78.88 years
male: 79.35 years
female: 78.4 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.79 children
born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun:
Martiniquais (singular and plural)
adjective:
Martiniquais |
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Ethnic groups: |
African and
African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese
less than 5% |
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Religions: |
Roman
Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5%
(1997) |
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Languages: |
French,
Creole patois |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003 est.) Learn geography the easy way by playing ZL's Geographycards (www.geographycards.com)
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Country name: |
conventional long form: Department of Martinique
conventional short form: Martinique
local long
form: Departement de la Martinique
local short form:
Martinique |
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Dependency status: |
overseas
department of France |
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Government type: |
NA |
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Capital: |
Fort-de-France |
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Administrative divisions: |
none
(overseas department of France) |
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Independence: |
none
(overseas department of France) |
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National holiday: |
Bastille
Day, 14 July (1789) |
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Constitution: |
28 September
1958 (French Constitution) |
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Legal system: |
French legal
system |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of
age; universal |
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Executive branch: |
chief of
state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995);
Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (since 14 January 2004); note - took office
8 February 2004
head of government: President of the
General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the
Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president
elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by
the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of
Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are
elected by the members of those councils |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral
General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional
Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: General
Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006);
Regional Assembly - last held on 28 March 2004 (next to be held by
March 2010)
election results: General Council - percent
of vote by party - NA; seats by party - left-wing candidates 13, PPM
11, RPR 6, right-wing candidates 5, PCM 3, UDF 3, PMS 2,
independents 2; note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly
(second round) - percent of vote by party - MIM 53.8%, PPM 30.6%;
seats by party - MIM 28, PPM 9, other 4
note: Martinique
elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held NA
September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results - percent
of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also
elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held,
first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be
held not later than June 2007); results - percent of vote by party -
NA; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PS 1, MIM 1, left-wing candidate 1
(candidacy of the left-wing candidate was found invalid by the
Constitutional Council; new elections will be called) |
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Judicial branch: |
Court of
Appeal or Cour d'Appel |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Martinique
Communist Party or PCM [Georges ERICHOT]; Martinique Independence
Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party
or PPM [Pierre SUEDILE]; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest
WAN-AJOUHU]; Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign
Martinique or Modemas [Garcin MALSA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR
[Michel CHARLONE]; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe
PIERRE-CHARLES]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Jean MAREN]
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
Caribbean
Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers
or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and
Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP |
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International organization participation: |
WCL, WFTU
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none
(overseas department of France) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none
(overseas department of France) |
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Flag description: |
a light blue
background is divided into four quadrants by a white cross; in the
center of each rectangle is a white snake; the flag of France is
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Economy - overview: |
The economy
is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry.
Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial
sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the
sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are
increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and
grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade
deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France.
Tourism, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more
important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange.
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GDP: |
purchasing
power parity - $6.117 billion (2003 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
NA |
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GDP - per capita: |
purchasing
power parity - $14,400 (2001 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 6%
industry: 11%
services: 83% (1997 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest
10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
3.9% (1990)
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Labor force: |
165,900
(1998) |
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture
10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) |
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Unemployment rate: |
27.2% (1998)
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Budget: |
revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $2.5
billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)
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Agriculture - products: |
pineapples,
avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane |
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Industries: |
construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
NA |
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Electricity - production: |
1.151 billion
kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - consumption: |
1.07 billion
kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - exports: |
0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity - imports: |
0 kWh (2001)
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Oil - production: |
0 bbl/day
(2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption: |
13,500
bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - exports: |
NA (2001)
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Oil - imports: |
NA (2001)
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Exports: |
$250 million
f.o.b. (1997) |
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Exports - commodities: |
refined
petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples (2001 est.) |
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Exports - partners: |
France 45%,
Guadeloupe 28% (2000) |
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Imports: |
$2 billion
c.i.f. (1997) |
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Imports - commodities: |
petroleum
products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles,
clothing and other consumer goods |
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Imports - partners: |
France 62%,
Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (2000) |
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Debt - external: |
$180 million
(1994) |
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Economic aid - recipient: |
$NA; note -
substantial annual aid from France (1998) |
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Currency: |
euro (EUR)
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Currency code: |
EUR |
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Exchange rates: |
euros per US
dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000),
0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998) |
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