Education and healthLiteracy (2012): percentage of total population age 15 and over literate

96.7%; males literate 97.4%; females literate 96.1%.Health (2012): physicians3 988 (1 per 395 persons); hospital beds 1,593 (1

per 244 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (2009) 6.5;undernourished population, n.a.

AFrench police officer from Martinique, Clarissa Jean-Philippe,was killed in Montrouge, south of Paris, on Jan. 8, 2015, by thegunman who went on to murder four Jewish hostages in a Paris

grocery store the next day. (See Special Report on page 264.) Jean-Philippe was posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour. RegionalCouncil Pres. Serge Letchimy established Operation CaribbeanSolidarity, which collected charitable contributions for Dominica’s recov-ery from tropical storm Erika in August; the government also sent heavyequipment to Dominica. On May 9 Caribbean leaders, at a regional cli-mate-change summit in Martinique, signed a declaration that calledupon the UN to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population (2013): 11.2 (world avg. 19.5).Death rate per 1,000 population (2013): 7.9 (world avg. 8.1).Life expectancy at birth (2013): male 78.0 years; female 84.5 years.

(2010): salt 200,000, pumice 130,000. Manufacturing (2012): cement199,8785; gas-diesel oils 179,0006; motor gasoline 164,0006; kerosene143,0006; sugar 2,920; rum 85,400 hectolitres; other products includeclothing, fabricated metal products, and yawls and sails. Energy pro-duction (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 2011) 1,734,000,000(1,734,000,000), by source (2012): fossil fuels 99.9%; renewable energy0.1%, of which wind 0.1%; coal, none (none); crude petroleum (bar-rels; 2011) none (6,700,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 2011)909,000 (761,000); natural gas, none (none).

Average household size (2009): 2.5.Population economically active (2013): total 167,583; participation rates:

age 15 and over, male 53.8%; female 52.6%; unemployed 22.8%, ofwhich youth (ages 15–24) 68.2%.

Gross domestic product (2012): >8,400,000,000 (>51,527 per capita).Land use as % of total land area (2011): in temporary crops c. 6%, left

fallow c. 2%, in permanent crops c. 7%, in pasture c. 10%, forest areac. 46%.

MartiniqueOfficial name: Département d’Outre-Mer de la

Martinique (Overseas Department of Martinique).1Political status: overseas department/overseas region

(France) with one legislative house (Assembly [51])2.Head of state: President of France François Hollande.Heads of government: Prefect (for France) Fabrice

Rigoulet-Roze; President of the Executive Council(for Martinique) Alfred Marie-Jeanne.

Capital: Fort-de-France.Official language: French.Official religion: none.Monetary unit: euro (>); valuation (Sept. 1, 2015) 1 U.S.$ = >0.89; 1 £ = >1.36.

National economyBudget (2010)4. Revenue: >393,100,000 (tax revenue 41.8%, grants and

subsidies from France 39.1%, loans 18.6%). Expenditures: >283,500,000(current expenditure 54.2%, capital expenditure 45.8%).

Public debt: n.a.Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing

(2012): bananas 260,000, sugarcane (2013) 177,922, plantains 14,000,lettuce and chicory 7,800, tomatoes 6,500, cucumbers 6,200, pineapples2,250, coconuts (2013) 1,100, avocadoes 425; livestock (number of liveanimals; 2013) 18,000 cattle, 12,000 sheep, 11,500 pigs, 6,000 goats;roundwood (2013) 12,410 cu m, of which fuelwood 81%; fisheries pro-duction 7,924 (from aquaculture, negligible). Mining and quarrying

Foreign trade7

Imports (2013): >2,641,000,000 (petroleum products 16.9%, foods 15.2%,machinery and electronic equipment 13.6%, transport equipment 9.8%,natural hydrocarbons 1.7%). Major import sources (2008): metropoli-tan France 54.9%; U.K. 11.8%; U.S. 7.2%; Aruba 2.8%; Germany2.6%.

Exports (2013): >383,700,000 (petroleum products 46.8%, agriculturalproducts 20.1%, foods 14.9%, transport equipment 5.3%, metal andmetal products 2.6%). Major export destinations (2008): Guadeloupe57.2%; metropolitan France 24.5%; French Guiana 10.4%; U.S. 2.5%.

TransportTransport. Railroads: none. Roads (2008): total length, more than 1,243

mi, 2,000 km (paved, n.a.). Vehicles: passenger cars (20083) 204,917;trucks and buses (20103) 35,500.

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (November 2014): French troops in West

Indies (Martinique and Guadeloupe) 1,200.

1Martinique is simultaneously administered as an overseas region (région d’outre-mer). 2Per a 2010 referendum and 2015 legislation, Martinique was accorded the sta-tus in January 2016 of Collectivité Territorial Unique, whereupon departmental andregional structures were merged. 3January 1. 4Budget for region. 52011. 62006.7Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b.

Internet resources for further information:• INSEE: Martinique www.insee.fr/fr/regions/martinique• IEDOM: Martinique www.iedom.fr/martinique

DemographyPopulation (2015): 374,000.Density (2015): persons per sq mi 857.8, persons per sq km 331.6.Urban-rural (2014): urban 88.9%; rural 11.1%.Sex distribution (2014): male 45.98%; female 54.02%.Age breakdown (2005): under 15, 21.6%; 15–29, 18.4%; 30–44, 23.4%;

45–59, 18.9%; 60–74, 11.6%; 75–84, 4.3%; 85 and over, 1.8%. Population projection: (2020) 408,000; (2030) 416,000.Ethnic composition (2000): mixed race (black/white/Asian) 93.4%;

French (metropolitan and Martinique white) 3.0%; East Indian 1.9%;other 1.7%.

Religious affiliation (2000): Roman Catholic 86.0%; Protestant 5.6%(mostly Seventh-day Adventist); other Christian 5.4%; other 3.0%.

Major communes (20123): Le Robert 23,715 (urban agglomeration136,763); Fort-de-France 85,667 (urban agglomeration 126,873); LeLamentin 39,700; Schœlcher 20,103; Le François 18,452.

Area and population area population

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Arrondissements Capitals sq mi sq km estimate

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France 66 171 162,118La Trinité La Trinité 131 338 82,568Le Marin Le Marin 158 409 120,268Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre 81 210 23,410TOTAL 436 1,128 388,364

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