Martinique

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.

Martinique
Owerseas region an depairtment o Fraunce
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Kintra	Fraunce
Prefectur	Fort-de-France
Departments	1
Govrenment
• Preses	Alfred Marie-Jeanne
Area
• Total	1128 km2 (436 sq mi)
Population  (2007-01-01)[1]
• Total	403,795
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-04 (ECT)
ISO 3166 code	MQ
GDP (2008)[2]	Rankit {{{GDP_rank}}}
Tot	€7.9 billion (US${{{GDP_US$}}} bn)
Per capita	€19,607 (US${{{GDP_per_capita_US$}}})
NUTS Region	FR9
Website	Prefecture

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

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