Martinique January 22, 2021 Americas , Antilles , archipelago , Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , colony , départements , dependencies and overseas territories , European Union , Fort-de-France , France , French , French colony , French language , French West Indies , île aux fleurs , islands , Lesser Antilles , Martinique , Outermost regions of the European Union , overseas , South America Official name Martinique Name in local language Martinique (fr) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 185e ) 355,094 inhabitants (2021) Population growth -1.03 % / year Area 1,128 km² Density 314.80 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 153e )9.363 billions $USD (2015) GDP/capita (ranking ) 24,623 $USD (2015) GDP growth 0.40 % / year (2015) Life expectancy (ranking ) 81.00 years (2014) Birth rate 10.80 ‰ (2013) Fertility rate 1.90 children / woman (2013) Death rate (ranking ) 8.70 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 7.60 ‰ (2014) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages French (Creole spoken) Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: n.c. )0.000 / 1 (2017) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Overseas region and department of France Head of State President Emmanuel Macron National Day 14 July (French Revolution of 1789) ISO Codes MQ, MTQ Demonym Martiniquan, French Tourists (ranking ) 900,000 people (2016)
Demographics down, old age rising Martinique is both a mono-departmental region of the French overseas territories and an ultraperipheral European region, located in the Caribbean, in the Americas. It is located in the south of Dominica and north of Saint Lucia .
Beach in Martinique Fort-de-France – Martinique. Photo: Fred Geiger Urban areas (2018) Urban areas Population Fort-de-France 350,298 inhabitants
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