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 MartiniqueMonaco
Administrative divisions none (overseas department of France) none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Age structure 0-14 years:
23.1% (male 49,016; female 47,653)

15-64 years:
66.77% (male 139,106; female 140,291)

65 years and over:
10.13% (male 18,893; female 23,495) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 15.2% (male 2,539/female 2,417)


15-64 years: 62.1% (male 9,959/female 10,266)


65 years and over: 22.6% (male 3,015/female 4,347) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane none
Airports 2 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

over 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)
-
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
-
Area total:
1,100 sq km

land:
1,060 sq km

water:
40 sq km
total: 1.95 sq km


land: 1.95 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation. The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present-day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling Grimaldi family secured control in the late 13th century, and a principality was established in 1338. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center.
Birth rate 15.76 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.19 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget revenues:
$900 million

expenditures:
$2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)
revenues: $719.2 million


expenditures: $864.1 million; including capital expenditures of $283.1 million (2004)
Capital Fort-de-France name: Monaco


geographic coordinates: 43 44 N, 7 25 E


time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate 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 Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Coastline 350 km 4.1 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) 17 December 1962
Country name conventional long form:
Department of Martinique

conventional short form:
Martinique

local long form:
Departement de la Martinique

local short form:
Martinique
conventional long form: Principality of Monaco


conventional short form: Monaco


local long form: Principaute de Monaco


local short form: Monaco
Currency French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) -
Death rate 6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 12.91 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external $180 million (1994) $18 billion (2000 est.)
Dependency status overseas department of France -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas department of France) the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) under the authority of the US ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas department of France) Monaco does not have an embassy in the US


consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA; note - substantial annual aid from France $NA
Economy - overview 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 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. Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. In 2001, a major construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas.
Electricity - consumption 1.023 billion kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production 1.1 billion kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mont Agel 140 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Environment - international agreements - party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Ethnic groups African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5% French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 1.0659 (January 2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996) euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
Executive branch chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Jean-Francois CORDET (since NA)

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 seven-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
chief of state: Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005)


head of government: Minister of State Jean-Paul PROUST (since 1 June 2005)


cabinet: Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch


elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government
Exports $250 million (f.o.b., 1997) $656.5 million $NA


note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France
Exports - commodities refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples -
Exports - partners France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997) -
Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Flag description 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 two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red
GDP purchasing power parity - $4.39 billion (1997 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
6%

industry:
11%

services:
83% (1997 est.)
agriculture: 17%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% 0.9% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 14 40 N, 61 00 W 43 44 N, 7 24 E
Geography - note - second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
Heliports - 1 (2006)
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%
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) $636.6 million $NA


note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France
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) 1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
Infant mortality rate 7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.9% (1990) 1.9% (2000)
International organization participation FZ, WCL, WFTU ACCT, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) -
Irrigated land 40 sq km (1993 est.) NA
Judicial branch Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council)
Labor force 170,000 (1997) 41,110


note: includes workers from all foreign countries (2004)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 4.4 km


border countries: France 4.4 km
Land use arable land:
8%

permanent crops:
8%

permanent pastures:
17%

forests and woodland:
44%

other:
23% (1993 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
Languages French, Creole patois French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
Legal system French legal system based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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 - NA; 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 1998 (next to be held September 2001); 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 1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1, independent 1
unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3
Life expectancy at birth total population:
78.41 years

male:
79.11 years

female:
77.69 years (2001 est.)
total population: 79.69 years


male: 75.85 years


female: 83.74 years (2006 est.)
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
93%

male:
92%

female:
93% (1982 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (2003 est.)
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Europe
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) registered in other countries: 77 (Bahamas 17, Barbados 1, Bermuda 2, France 1, Georgia 13, Isle of Man 3, Liberia 10, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 4, Panama 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Switzerland 2, unknown 1) (2006)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of France; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties (2003)
Military branches French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie -
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November
Nationality noun:
Martiniquais (singular and plural)

adjective:
Martiniquais
noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)


adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Natural hazards hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years) NA
Natural resources coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land none
Net migration rate -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 7.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Camille DARSIERES]; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Union for French Democracy or UDF (replaced by Martinique Forces of Progress) [Jean MAREN] National and Democratic Union or UND [Guy MAGNAN]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM)
Political pressure groups and leaders Association for the Protection of Martinique's Heritage (ecologist) [Garcin MALSA]; 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; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES] NA
Population 418,454 (July 2001 est.) 32,543 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.93% (2001 est.) 0.4% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors Fort-de-France, La Trinite -
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998)
Radios 82,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5% Roman Catholic 90%
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:
0.8 male(s)/female

total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female


total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 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)
general assessment: modern automatic telephone system


domestic: NA


international: country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system
Telephones - main lines in use 170,000 (1997) 33,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 15,000 (1997) 19,300 (2002)
Television broadcast stations 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997) 5 (1998)
Terrain mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano hilly, rugged, rocky
Total fertility rate 1.8 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.76 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate 27.2% (1998) 22% (1999)
Waterways none -
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