Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) - Martinique (2002)

Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) z Martinique (2002)

	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)	Martinique (2002)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	none (overseas department of France)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 23% (male 49,261; female 47,843) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 140,616; female 141,460) 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 19,274; female 23,823) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane
Airports	none (2002)	2 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	total: 1,100 sq km land: 1,060 sq km water: 40 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware	slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.	Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Birth rate	-	15.37 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $900 million expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996) (1996)
Capital	-	Fort-de-France
Climate	antarctic	tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Coastline	1,232 km	350 km
Constitution	-	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises	conventional long form: Department of Martinique conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique
Currency	-	euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
Death rate	-	6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	-	$180 million (1994) (1994)
Dependency status	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)	overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA; note - substantial annual aid from France
Economy - overview	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.	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.
Electricity - consumption	-	1.046 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	-	1.125 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	-	African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates	-	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)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Michel CADOT (since 21 June 2000) 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 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
Exports	-	$250 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities	-	refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
Exports - partners	-	France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	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
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $4.39 billion (1997 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 6% industry: 11% services: 83% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Geographic coordinates	43 00 S, 67 00 E	14 40 N, 61 00 W
Geography - note	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean	the island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000 inhabitants
Highways	-	total: 2,105 km (2000) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe
Imports	-	$2 billion c.i.f. (1997)
Imports - commodities	-	petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods
Imports - partners	-	France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (1997)
Independence	-	none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	7.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	3.9% (1990) (1990)
International organization participation	-	FZ, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	2 (2000)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	30 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	-	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Labor force	-	170,000 (1997) (1997)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) (1997)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 9.43% permanent crops: 11.32% other: 79.25% (1998 est.)
Languages	-	French, Creole patois
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	French legal system
Legislative branch	-	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
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 78.56 years male: 79.19 years female: 77.92 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 92% female: 93% (1982 est.)
Location	southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	Antarctic Region	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)	none (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	-	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
National holiday	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	-	noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Martiniquais
Natural hazards	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes	hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Natural resources	fish, crayfish	coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Net migration rate	-	-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	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]
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	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
Population	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)	422,277 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.89% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	Fort-de-France, La Trinite
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	82,000 (1997)
Railways	-	0 km (2002)
Religions	-	Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: domestic facilities are adequate domestic: NA international: microwave radio relay to Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Lucia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	-	170,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	15,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	-	11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	volcanic	mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Total fertility rate	-	1.79 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	27.2% (1998) (1998)
Waterways	none	none

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