Martinique

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Country Details
Land Area 1,060 sq km Population 381427
Capital City Fort-de-France People African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Language French, Creole patois Religion Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Government Type NA Life Expectancy 78.41 years
HIV/AIDS Rate NA% GNP per Capita $11,000
Currency French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) Major Exports refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineappl
National Holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Dialing Code 596
Electricity 110/220V Malaria Risk
Water Quality Inoculations Polio, Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Cholera
Crime Driving License
Photography Entry Regs
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Background

Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.

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