Articles related to the French overseas department of Martinique include:
Articles related to the French overseas department of Martinique include:
Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of the French Republic. It is a part of the European Union as an outermost region within the special territories of members of the European Economic Area, and an associate member of the CARICOM, but is not part of the Schengen Area or the European Union Customs Union. The currency in use is the euro.
Martinique is a small Caribbean island that is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It has a land area of 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi) and a population of 376,480 inhabitants as of January 2016. One of the Windward Islands, it is directly north of Saint Lucia, northwest of Barbados and south of Dominica. Martinique is also an Outermost Region (OMR) of the European Union and a special territory of the European Union; the currency in use is the euro. Virtually the entire population speaks both French and Martinican Creole.
The French Overseas Department of Martinique is a Caribbean island belonging to the Lesser Antilles group in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Cuba and north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is part of the French West Indies. It lies near the Tropic of Cancer between 14° 26' and 14°53' latitude north and 63° 9' and 63° 34' longitude west. At most some 50 miles long and 22 miles wide, Martinique covers an area of 425 square miles. Its coastline is so indented that no part of the island is more than seven miles from the sea.
This is a page on the history of the island of Martinique.
The Martinican Independence Movement or MIM is a left-wing political party in the overseas department of Martinique, founded July 1, 1978 by Alfred Marie-Jeanne with the aim of securing "the decolonization and independence of Martinique". Its secretary is the deputy and president of the Regional Council of Martinique. It has one seat in the French National Assembly.
The arrondissement of Fort-de-France is an arrondissement in the French overseas region and department of Martinique. It has four communes. Its population is 157,449 (2016), and its area is 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has eight communes. Its population is 22,926 (2016), and its area is 210.3 km2 (81.2 sq mi).
The arrondissement of La Trinité is an arrondissement in the French overseas region and department of Martinique. It has 10 communes. Its population is 78,937 (2016), and its area is 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Le Marin is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has 12 communes. Its population is 117,168 (2016), and its area is 409.1 km2 (158.0 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 45 former cantons of the Martinique department, an overseas department of France, sorted by arrondissement. The cantons were abolished in 2015, when the Assembly of Martinique replaced the General Council of Martinique and the Regional Council of Martinique.
The Trophée du Conseil Général is a knockout tournament of the Martinique football.
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Rhum agricole is the French term for sugarcane juice rum, a style of rum originally distilled in the French Caribbean islands from freshly squeezed sugarcane juice rather than molasses. Rhum is the term that typically distinguishes it in French-speaking locales from the rum made with molasses in other parts of the West Indies.
In the 2014–15 season of the Martinique Championnat National, the top league of professional football in Martinique, the Golden Lion FC team from Saint-Joseph won the championship for the first time.
Édouard de Lépine was a Martinican historian and politician.
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique is an intercommunal structure in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Le Marigot. Its area is 547.9 km2. Its population was 100,347 in 2017.
Sabine Andrivon-Milton, is a French historian specialising in the military history of Martinique, a teacher, author and board game designer.
Georges Gratiant, was a lawyer and politician from Martinique. He was mayor of Le Lamentin from 1959 to 1989 and president of the General Council from 1946 to 1947.
