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America Caribbean Martinique

 

Population :  422 277 habitants (est. 2002)
Pays voisins : Aucun
Densité : 391.36 hab./km²
Superficie : 1 079 km²
Capitale : Fort-de-France
Principales villes : Le Lamentin, Sainte Marie, Schoelcher, Le François, La Trinité, Saint Pierre, Ducos
Point culminant : Montagne Pelée 1 397 m.
Langue(s) parlée(s) : Français créole
Langue(s) officielle(s) : Français
Monnaie : €uro
Fête nationale : 14 juillet
Statut : Département français d'outre-mer

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       Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados.

 As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is one of the twenty-seven regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. The first European to encounter the island was Christopher Columbus in 1493.

 As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the Euro. Its official language is French, although many of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais).