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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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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.[4] 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
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Martinique (/ˌmɑːrtɪˈniːk/ MAR-tin-EEK, French: [maʁtinik] ; Martinican Creole: Matinik or Matnik; Kalinago: Madinina or Madiana) is an island in the Lesser...
The flag of Martinique consists of a red triangle at the hoist, with two horizontal bands, the upper green and the lower black. It was adopted on 2 February...
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Martinique is an overseas Territorial collectivity of France, with the same political status as regions and departments in mainland France. The administrative...
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The economy of Martinique is mostly based in the services sector. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of Martinique's GDP and the small industrial sector...
Battle of Martinique or Invasion of Martinique refer to a number of military operations that took place on or near the French island of Martinique in Caribbean...
of Martinique, a Caribbean island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. According to INSEE Martinique has...
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Martinique Championnat National is the top association football league in Martinique. It was created in 1919 and is headed by the Ligue de Football de...
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The Martinique amazon (Amazona martinicana) is a hypothetical extinct species of Caribbean parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is not known from any material...
Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, and La Désirade. Martinique The two overseas collectivities of: Saint Martin, the northern half of...
The music of Martinique has a heritage which is intertwined with that of its sister island, Guadeloupe. Despite their small size, the islands have created...
region level. The exceptions are Corsica, French Guiana, Mayotte and Martinique, where region and department functions are managed by single local governments...
pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is popular as a pet spider because of its docile...
Air Martinique was an airline based in the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Its head office was on the grounds of Fort-de-France...
Martinique Passage (also called Dominica Channel) is a strait in the Caribbean that separates Dominica and Martinique. Dominica–France Maritime Delimitation...
The Martinique macaw or orange-bellied macaw (Ara martinicus) is a hypothetical extinct species of macaw which may have been endemic to the Lesser Antillean...
degrees, in Haïti, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Îles des Saintes, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy (St. Barts), Dominica, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago...
territories of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Saint Barthélemy. Martinique is, by far, the French island that has the most rum distilleries...
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