Martinique

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Martinique
Matinik or Matnik (Martinican French Creole)
Madinina or Madiana (Island Carib)
Overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of French Republic and outermost region of the European Union
Territorial Collectivity of Martinique
Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique (French)
Image of Martinique from above
Image of Martinique from above
Flag of Martinique
Flag
Motto: 
La collectivité au service du pays[1]
Anthem: La Marseillaise
("The Marseillaise")
Coordinates: 14°39′00″N 61°00′54″W / 14.65000°N 61.01500°W / 14.65000; -61.01500
Sovereign state France
PrefectureFort-de-France
Departments1
Government
 • President of Executive CouncilSerge Letchimy (PPM)
 • LegislatureAssembly of Martinique
Area
 • Total1,128 km2 (436 sq mi)
 • Rank17th region
Highest elevation
(Mont Pelée)
1,397 m (4,583 ft)
Population
 (Jan. 1, 2024)[3]
 • Total349,925
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Ethnic groups
[2] [verification needed]
 • Religion[4]
Demonym(s)Martinican (English)
Martiniquais (m)
Martiniquaise (f) (French)
Language
[5]
 • Official languageFrench
 • Vernacular languageMartinican French Creole
GDP
 • Total€9.082 billion
 • Per capita€24,700
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
ISO 3166 code
CurrencyEuro (€) (EUR)
WebsitePrefecture, Territorial collectivity

Martinique (/ˌmɑːrtɪˈniːk/ MAR-tin-EEK, French: [maʁtinik] ⓘ; Martinican Creole: Matinik or Matnik;[6] Kalinago: Madinina or Madiana) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of the French Republic. It is a part of the European Union as an outermost region within the special territories of members of the European Economic Area, and an associate member of the CARICOM, but is not part of the Schengen Area or the European Union Customs Union. The currency in use is the euro.

Martinique has a land area of 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi) and a population of 349,925 inhabitants as of January 2024.[3] One of the Windward Islands, it lies directly north of Saint Lucia, northwest of Barbados and south of Dominica. Virtually the entire population speaks both French (the sole official language) and Martinican Creole.[7]

The Cape Saint Martin cliffs and the Dominica channel, as seen from Grand Rivière at the northern tip of the island
  1. ^ "What is the motto of Martinique?". answers.com. System1. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022. La collective au service du pays
  2. ^ "Statistiques ethniques". Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Estimation de population par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Années 1975 à 2024" (in French). Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ "National Profiles | World Religion". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ BWETAMO KREYOL MATNIK – Potomitan – Site de promotion des cultures et des langues créoles – Annou voyé kreyòl douvan douvan Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Dictionnaire du créole martiniquais, Raphaël Confiant
  7. ^ Baker, Colin; Jones, Sylvia Prys (1998), Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, Multilingual Matters, p. 390, ISBN 978-1-85359-362-8, archived from the original on 20 August 2020, retrieved 17 March 2015