Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/152.txt

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{bigtext=150,120,"Martinique"}
{4}(overseas department of France)



{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Martinique, click {z,"-75.132956,4.379157,-53.752689,20.739678",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 1,100 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 1,060 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC

{2}Land boundaries:{4} 0 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 350 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
{3}exclusive economic zone:{4} 200 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 12 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} none

{2}Climate:{4} 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

{2}Terrain:{4} mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
{3}lowest point:{4} Caribbean Sea 0 m
{3}highest point:{4} Montagne Pelee 1,397 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 10%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 8%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 30%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 26%
{3}other:{4} 26%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 60 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} NA

{2}natural hazards:{4} hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural
disaster every five years)

{2}international agreements:{4} NA


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 399,151 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 23% (male 46,851; female 45,300)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 67% (male 132,161; female 135,707)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 10% (male 16,542; female 22,590) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 1.1% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 16.92 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 5.85 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.04 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.97 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.73 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 0.96 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 78.81 years
{3}male:{4} 76.07 years
{3}female:{4} 81.68 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 1.81 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Martiniquais (singular and plural)
{3}adjective:{4} Martiniquais

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese,
Chinese less than 5%

{2}Religions:{4} Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

{2}Languages:{4} French, Creole patois

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1982 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 93%
{3}male:{4} 92%
{3}female:{4} 93%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Department of Martinique
{3}conventional short form:{4} Martinique
{3}local long form:{4} Departement de la Martinique
{3}local short form:{4} Martinique

{2}Type of government:{4} overseas department of France

{2}Capital:{4} Fort-de-France

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} none (overseas department of France)

{2}Independence:{4} none (overseas department of France)

{2}National holiday:{4} National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

{2}Constitution:{4} 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

{2}Legal system:{4} French legal system

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} President (of France) Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Jean-
Francois CORDET (since NA) was appointed by the French Ministry of the Interior
{3}head of government:{4} President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992);
President of the Regional Council Emile CAPGRAS (since 22 March 1992);

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral General Council and a unicameral Regional Assembly
General Council: elections last held NA March 1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote
by party NA; seats - (44 total) number of seats by party NA; note - the PPM won a plurality
Regional Assembly: elections last held on 22 March 1992 (next to be held by March 1998); results
- percent of vote by party NA; seats - (41 total) RPR-UDF 16, MIM 9, PPM 9, PCM 5,
independents 2
French Senate: elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held September 1998); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (2 total) UDF 1, PPM 1
French National Assembly: elections last held 21 March 1993 (next to be held NA June 1998);
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (4 total) RPR 2, UDF 1, PPM 1

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Supreme Court

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} Rally for the Republic (RPR), Alex URSULET; Union for a Martinique
of Progress (UMP); Martinique Progressive Party (PPM), Aime CESAIRE; Socialist Federation of
Martinique (FSM), Jean CRUSOL; Martinique Communist Party (PCM), George ERICHOT;
Martinique Patriots (PM); Union for French Democracy (UDF), Miguel LAVENTURE; Martinique
Independence Movement (MIM), Alfred MARIE-JEANNE; Republican Party (PR), Jean BAILLY

{2}Other political or pressure groups:{4} Proletarian Action Group (GAP); Alhed Marie-Jeanne Socialist
Revolution Group (GRS); Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance (ARC); Central Union for Martinique
Workers (CSTM), Marc PULVAR; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Parti
Martiniquais Socialiste (PMS); Association for the Protection of Martinique's Heritage (ecologist)

{2}International organization participation:{4} FZ, WCL, WFTU

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4} none (overseas department of France)

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4} none (overseas department of France)

{2}Flag:{4} 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 used for official occasions


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} 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 has become more important than agricultural exports as a
source of foreign exchange. The majority of the work force is employed in the service sector and
in administration. Banana workers launched protests late in 1992 because of falling banana prices
and fears of greater competition in the European market from other producers.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $3.95 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $10,000 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 6%
{3}industry:{4} 11%
{3}services:{4} 83% (1992 est.)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 3.9% (1990)

{2}Labor force:{4} 121,600
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1992)

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 32.1% (1990)

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $657 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $2.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 113,100 kW
{3}production:{4} 761 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 1,677 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane for rum

{2}Illicit drugs:{4} transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe

{2}Exports:{4} $218 million (f.o.b., 1993)
{3}commodities:{4} refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
{3}partners:{4} France 57%, Guadeloupe 31%, French Guiana (1991)

{2}Imports:{4} $1.76 billion (c.i.f., 1993)
{3}commodities:{4} petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing
and other consumer goods
{3}partners:{4} France 62%, UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, US (1991)

{2}External debt:{4} $180 million (1994)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA
{3}note:{4} French aid $600 million (1989-93); EU aid $137 million

{2}Currency:{4} 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

{2}Exchange rates:{4} French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.0056 (January 1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520
(1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4} 0 km

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 1,690 km
{3}paved:{4} 1,300 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 390 km

{2}Ports:{4} Fort-de-France, La Trinite

{2}Merchant marine:{4} none

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 1 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 159,000 (1990 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} domestic facilities are adequate
{3}domestic:{4} NA
{3}international:{4} microwave radio relay to Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Lucia; satellite earth
stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 74,000 (1992 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 10

{2}Televisions:{4} 65,000 (1993 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Defense note: defense is the responsibility of France