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Martinique
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• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE – French.
• CAPITAL – Fort de France.
• HEAD OF STATE – Nicolas Sarkozy, represented locally by Prefect Yves Dassonville.
• FORM OF GOVERNMENT – French Republic.
• SIZE – 1120 sq. km.
• POPULATION – 382,000
• RELIGION – Roman Catholic
• ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – Please check the entry/visa requirements for your destination at the appropriate consulate or embassy in your country and do this as well in advance of your travel date.
• LOCATION – Martinique is a Caribbean Island forming part of the Small Antilles, an arc of Islands in the French West Indies
• LANGUAGE – The official language is French. Creole Patois is widely used.
• TIME DIFFERENCE – CET -4 (summer) CET -5 (winter)
• ELECTRICITY – 220 volts
• TELEPHONE – The dialing code for Martinique is +596. , v
• CURRENCY/MODE OF PAYMENT - Euro