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	Martinique (2004)	Martinique (2006)

Age structure	0-14 years: 22.6% (male 49,245; female 47,845) 15-64 years: 67% (male 143,893; female 143,963) 65 years and over: 10.4% (male 20,043; female 24,521) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 22.1% (male 48,988/female 47,525) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 147,082/female 146,470) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 20,791/female 25,275) (2006 est.)
Airports	2 (2003 est.)	2 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Background	Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.	The French began to settle this island in 1635, overcoming resistance from the local Carib inhabitants. In 1660, the suviving natives were rounded up and permanently expelled. The island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Birth rate	14.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	13.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $900 million expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)	revenues: $317.5 million expenditures: $317.5 million; including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)
Capital	Fort-de-France	name: Fort-de-France geographic coordinates: 14 36 N, 61 05 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Currency	euro (EUR)	-
Death rate	6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Electricity - consumption	1.07 billion kWh (2001)	1.12 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production	1.151 billion kWh (2001)	1.205 billion kWh (2003)
Ethnic groups	African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%	African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998)	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 Yves DASSONVILLE (since 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004 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	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (since 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004 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 for six-year terms
Exports	NA (2001)	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples (2001 est.)	refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
Exports - partners	France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2000)	France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2004)
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	unofficial flag, derives from the civil ensign flown by French merchant ships and dates to 1766; a blue field quartered by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white, coiled snake representing the venomous Fer-de-lance; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP	purchasing power parity - $6.117 billion (2003 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $14,400 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA	NA%
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	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	NA (2001)	NA bbl/day
Imports - partners	France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (2000)	France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (2004)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	NA%
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.9% (1990)	NA
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)	70 sq km (2003)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)	agriculture: 10% industry: 17% services: 73% (1997)
Land use	arable land: 10.38% permanent crops: 9.43% other: 80.19% (2001)	arable land: 9.09% permanent crops: 10% other: 80.91% (2005)
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 28 March 2004 (next to be held by March 2010) 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 (second round) - percent of vote by party - MIM 53.8%, PPM 30.6%; seats by party - MIM 28, PPM 9, other 4 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)	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: General Council - last held March 2000 (next to be held in 2006); Regional Council - last held on 28 March 2004 (next to be held by March 2010) 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 Council (second round) - percent of vote by party - MIM 53.8%, PPM 30.6%; seats by party - MIM 28, PPM 9, other 4 note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held September 2004 (next to be held September 2008); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 1, left-wing candidate 1; 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, PMS 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: 78.88 years male: 79.35 years female: 78.4 years (2004 est.)	total population: 79.18 years male: 79.5 years female: 78.85 years (2006 est.)
Merchant marine	none	-
Net migration rate	-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Population	429,510 (July 2004 est.)	436,131 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA%
Population growth rate	0.81% (2004 est.)	0.72% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	Fort-de-France, La Trinite	-
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: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	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: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use	172,000 est (2001)	172,000 (2001)
Total fertility rate	1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)	1.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)

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