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Martinique
| Location |
In the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, between E Caribbean Sea, N Atlantic Ocean |
| Latitude and longitude |
14 40 N, 61 00 W |
| Sovereignty |
France |
| Political status notes |
A Mono-Departmental Region of France; one of the seven
Ultra Peripheral Regions of the European Union |
| Population |
429,000 |
| Census notes |
est. June 30, 2004 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
1,060 |
| Capital |
Fort de France |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Association of Caribbean States, Total
Population |
| Conseil
Régional de Martinique (Martinique's Regional Council) (French) |
| France's
Overseas Departments and Territories, from the French Embassy in
Australia |
| Government of Martinique |
| La
Martinique,
from the French Ministry of Overseas Departments and Territories
(French) |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Martinique,
"Une Volanté Farouche de Sortir de l’Impasse"
(French), by Alfred Marie-Jeanne, Président du Conseil Régional de
Martinique, in Jean-Didier Hache (editor), What
Status for Europe's Islands? (Quel Statut pour les Îles
d'Europe?) (2000); an abstract
in English (Martinique, "A Stern Determination to Get
Out of the Dead-end") is included. This volume is no
longer available online. Interested
readers may be able to purchase it through Alibris
or other booksellers. |
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