Martinique

Coordinates: 14°40′N 61°00′W / 14.667°N 61.000°W / 14.667; -61.000

Martinique
Owerseas region an depairtment o Fraunce
Banner o Martinique
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Kintra Fraunce
PrefecturFort-de-France
Departments1
Govrenment
 • PresesAlfred Marie-Jeanne
Area
 • Total1128 km2 (436 sq mi)
Population
 (2007-01-01)[1]
 • Total403,795
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-04 (ECT)
ISO 3166 codeMQ
GDP (2008)[2]Rankit {{{GDP_rank}}}
Tot€7.9 billion (US${{{GDP_US$}}} bn)
Per capita€19,607 (US${{{GDP_per_capita_US$}}})
NUTS RegionFR9
WebsitePrefecture

Martinique (/ˌmɑːtɪˈniːk/, MAR-tin-EEK; French pronunciation: ​[maʁtinik]; Martinican Creole: Matnik or Matinik) is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastren Caribbean Sea, wi a land aurie o 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi). Like Guadeloupe, it is an owerseas region o Fraunce, consistin o a single owerseas depairtment. Tae the northwast lees Dominica, tae the sooth St Lucia, an tae the sootheast Barbados.

As wi the ither overseas depairtments, Martinique is ane o the twinty-seiven regions o Fraunce (being an owerseas region) an an integral pairt o the Republic. The first European tae encoonter the island wis Christopher Columbus in 1493.

As pairt o Fraunce, Martinique is pairt o the European Union, an its currency is the Euro. Its offeecial leid is French, although mony o its inhabitants speak Martinican Creole (kwéyol matniké or kréyol matiniké) an aw.

Gallarie

  • Cape Saint Martin
    Cape Saint Martin
  • Battle o Martinique (1667)
    Battle o Martinique (1667)
  • Memorial (Anse Caffard)
    Memorial (Anse Caffard)
  • Former plantation train
    Former plantation train
  • Historic Créole hoose
    Historic Créole hoose
  • Mount pelée
    Mount pelée
  • Former toun hall (Fort-de-France)
    Former toun hall (Fort-de-France)
  • Cathédrale Saint-Louis
    Cathédrale Saint-Louis
  • Lichthoose (La Caravelle, Martinique)
    Lichthoose (La Caravelle, Martinique)
  • Modrenist hoose (Fort-de-France, Martinique)
    Modrenist hoose (Fort-de-France, Martinique)
  • Le Tour de Yoles Rondes de Martinique
    Le Tour de Yoles Rondes de Martinique
  • Martinique forest
    Martinique forest

References

  1. ↑ (in French) INSEE. "INSEE Martinique".
  2. ↑ (in French) IEDOM. "L'Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-mer, rapport 2009 Martinique" (PDF).

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