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 Martinique (2003)Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2001)
 MartiniqueHeard Island and McDonald Islands
Administrative divisions none (overseas department of France) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 22.8% (male 49,310; female 47,908)


15-64 years: 66.9% (male 142,242; female 142,688)


65 years and over: 10.3% (male 19,656; female 24,162) (2003 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane -
Airports 2 (2002) -
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: 1,100 sq km


land: 1,060 sq km


water: 40 sq km		 total:
412 sq km

land:
412 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation. These uninhabited, barren islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Birth rate 14.96 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) -
Budget revenues: $900 million


expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)		 -
Capital Fort-de-France -
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 antarctic
Coastline 350 km 101.9 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) -
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:
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

conventional short form:
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Currency euro (EUR) -
Death rate 6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) -
Debt - external $180 million (1994) -
Dependency status overseas department of France territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas department of France) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas department of France) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA; note - substantial annual aid from France -
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, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 1.07 billion kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 1.151 billion kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m		 lowest point:
Southern Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Big Ben 2,745 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 - 1.06 euros per US dollar - 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998) -
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 NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples (2001 est.) -
Exports - partners France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2000) -
Fiscal 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 the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $4.5 billion (2001 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 6%


industry: 11%


services: 83% (1997 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $10,700 (2001 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 14 40 N, 61 00 W 53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note 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 primarily used for research stations
Highways total: 2,105 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km (2000)		 -
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 NA (2001) -
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% (2000) -
Independence none (overseas department of France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism -
Infant mortality rate total: 7.44 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.9% (1990) -
International organization participation FZ, WCL, WFTU -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) -
Irrigated land 30 sq km (1998 est.) 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel -
Labor force 165,900 (1998) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 9.43%


permanent crops: 11.32%


other: 79.25% (1998 est.)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Languages French, Creole patois -
Legal system French legal system the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
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 not later than June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PS 1, MIM 1, left-wing candidate 1 (candidacy of the left-wing candidate was found invalid by the Constitutional Council; new elections will be called)		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.72 years


male: 79.27 years


female: 78.16 years (2003 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97.7%


male: 97.4%


female: 98.1% (2003 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Antarctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia
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 hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years) Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben
Natural resources coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land none
Net migration rate -0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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]; 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 425,966 (July 2003 est.) uninhabited (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.85% (2003 est.) -
Ports and harbors Fort-de-France, La Trinite none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997) -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female


total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 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 mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Total fertility rate 1.79 children born/woman (2003 est.) -
Unemployment rate 27.2% (1998) -
Waterways none none
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