Martinique
Latest News:
- Hurricane Dean OCHA Situation Report No. 2
- Hurricane Dean nears category 5 intensity
- Hurricane Dean Situation Report #1
- Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean: Situation Report 17 Aug 2007
- Hurricane Dean intensifies in Caribbean
- Caribbean: Hurricane Dean DREF Bulletin (MDR49001)
- Hurricane Dean Situation Report No. 1
- Hurricane Dean OCHA Situation Report No. 3
- Powerful Hurricane Dean threatens Jamaica
- Jamaica declares emergency as hurricane moves on
People
- Population: 399151
- Population Growth: 1.1%
- Infant Mortality: 7.1 per 1000 live births (similar to Greece, Martinique, Reunion)
Context
- Area: 1100 km2
- Government: overseas department of France
- Religions: Hindu African (5%), Roman Catholic (95%)
- Ethnic Groups: Chinese (5%), African African-white-Indian (90%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Niue, Mozambique, Djibouti, Mayotte)
- GDP from agriculture: 6%
- GDP from industry: 11%
- GDP from services: 83%
