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Department of Martinique
Departement de la Martinique
GOVERNMENT
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Department of Martinique
conventional short form: Martinique local short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique |
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Dependency status:
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overseas department of France |
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Government type:
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NA |
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Capital:
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Fort-de-France |
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Administrative divisions:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Independence:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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National holiday:
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
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Constitution:
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28 September 1958 (French Constitution) |
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Legal system:
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French legal system |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Michel CADOT (since 21 June 2000)
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils head of government: President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998) cabinet: NA |
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Legislative branch:
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unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Assembly - last held on 15 March 1998 (next to be held by March 2004) election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - left-wing candidates 13, PPM 11, RPR 6, right-wing candidates 5, PCM 3, UDF 3, PMS 2, independents 2; note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR-UDF 14, MIM 13, PPM 7, left parties 4, PMS 3 note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PMS 1, MIM 1, left-wing candidate 1 |
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Judicial branch:
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Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Martinique Communist Party or PCM [Pierre SUEDILLE]; Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Camille DARSIERES]; note - may no longer be in existence; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign Martinique or Modemas [Garcin MALSA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Jean MAREN] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP |
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International organization participation:
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FZ, WCL, WFTU |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Flag description:
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a light blue background is divided into four quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions |
ECONOMY
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Economy - overview:
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The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France. Tourism, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. The majority of the work force is employed in the service sector and in administration. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $4.39 billion (1997 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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NA% |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 6%
industry: 11% services: 83% (1997 est.) |
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Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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3.9% (1990) (1990) |
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Labor force:
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170,000 (1997) (1997) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) (1997) |
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Unemployment rate:
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27.2% (1998) (1998) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996) (1996) |
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Industries:
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construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
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Electricity - production:
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1.125 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% other: 0% (2000) nuclear: 0% |
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Electricity - consumption:
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1.046 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2000) |
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Agriculture - products:
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pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane |
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Exports:
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$250 million f.o.b. (1997) |
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Exports - commodities:
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refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples |
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Exports - partners:
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France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997) |
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Imports:
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$2 billion c.i.f. (1997) |
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Imports - commodities:
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petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods |
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Imports - partners:
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France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (1997) |
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Debt - external:
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$180 million (1994) (1994) |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$NA; note - substantial annual aid from France |
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Currency:
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euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) |
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Currency code:
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EUR; FRF |
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Exchange rates:
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euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) |
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year |