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About
Martinique
Martinique
Population: 429,510 (July 2004 est.)
Languages: French, Creole patois
Capital: Fort-de-France
Government Type: Overseas department of France
Independence Day: none (overseas department of France)
Legal System: French legal system
Currency: euro (EUR)
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).
American
Embassy: None
Address: None
Phone: None Fax: None
General Overview: Colonized by France in 1635, the island has
subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief
periods of foreign occupation.
Economic
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.
International
Disputes:
None
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