Martinique

Martinique

*Matinik* or *Matnik* (Martinican Creole)
Martinique Matinik or Matnik (Martinican Creole)
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)
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	Motto: La collectivité au service du pays
	Anthem: La Marseillaise; ("The Marseillaise");
	Coordinates: 14°39′00″N 61°00′54″W
Sovereign state	France
Prefecture	Fort-de-France
Departments	1
Government
• President of Executive Council	Serge Letchimy (PPM)
• Legislature	Assembly of Martinique
Area
• Total	1,128 km2 (436 sq mi)
• Rank	17th region
Highest elevation (Mont Pelée)	1,397 m (4,583 ft)
Population (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Total	349,925
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
• Ethnic groups	80% African/Creole; 10% Indian; 5% Béké/European; 5% Arab/Chinese/Jewish;
• Religion	91.6% Christianity 86% Roman Catholicism; 5.6% Protestantism; ; 0.5% Baháʼí; 0.5% Islam; 0.3% Hinduism; 7.1% Other;
Demonym(s)	Martinican (English); Martiniquais (m); Martiniquaise (f) (French)
Language
• Official language	French
• Vernacular language	Martinican French Creole
GDP
• Total	€9.082 billion
• Per capita	€24,700
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (ECT)
ISO 3166 code	MQ; FR-972;
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Website	Prefecture, Territorial collectivity

Martinique (/ˌmɑːrtɪˈniːk/ MAR-tin-EEK, French: [maʁtinik] ^ⓘ; Martinican Creole: Matinik or Matnik; 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 also part of the European Union as an outermost region within the special territories of members of the European Economic Area, 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. 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.

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