38 Facts About Martinique

An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Martinique is an Outermost Region of the European Union and a special territory of the European Union; the currency in use is the euro.

Martinique was charted by Christopher Columbus in 1493, but Spain had little interest in the territory.

Martinique spent three days there refilling his water casks, bathing and washing laundry.

In 1667 the Second Anglo-Dutch War spilled out into the Caribbean, with Britain attacking the pro-Dutch French fleet in Martinique, virtually destroying it and further cementing British preeminence in the region.

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Refugees from Martinique travelled by boat to the southern villages of Dominica, and some of them remained permanently on the island.

However the independence movement lost steam as Martinique's economy faltered in the 1970s, resulting in large-scale emigration.

In 2009 Martinique was convulsed by the French Caribbean general strikes.

The inhabitants of Martinique are French citizens with full political and legal rights.

Martinique sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and two senators to the French Senate.

Deliberative assembly of the territorial collectivity is the Assembly of Martinique, composed of 51 elected members and chaired by Lucien Saliber as of 2 July 2021.

Advisory council of the territorial collectivity of Martinique is the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Educational Council of Martinique, composed of 68 members.

Martinique has been represented since 17 June 2017, in the National Assembly by four deputies and in the Senate by two senators since 24 September 2017.

Martinique is represented in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council by Pierre Marie-Joseph since 26 April 2021.

The Assembly of Martinique is composed of 51 councilors, elected for a six-year term of office by the proportional representation system .

Unlike the previous functioning of the General Council and the Regional Council, the Assembly of Martinique is separate from the Executive Council and is headed by a bureau and a president.

Political life in Martinique is essentially based on Martinican political parties and local federations of national parties .

Martinique is the 3rd largest island in The Lesser Antilles after Trinidad and Guadeloupe.

Martinique has many beaches: those in the south of the island are of white sand, unlike those in the north which are of volcanic origin and therefore of black or gray sand.

In proportion to its population, Martinique is the French department with the highest number of vehicle registrations.

Martinique is connected by other submarine cables: ECFS, Americas-2 and Southern Caribbean Fiber.

Population of Martinique is mainly of African descent generally mixed with European, Amerindian, Indian, Lebanese, Syrian or Chinese.

Martinique has a small Syro-Lebanese community, a small Indian community, a small but increasing Chinese community, and the Beke community, descendants of the first European settlers.

Recently, the education authority, Academie de la Martinique, launched "Parcours Creole +" in 2019, a project trialling bilingual education of children in French and Martinican Creole.

Today, Martinique has a higher standard of living than most other Caribbean countries.

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Martinique has been a vacation hotspot for many years, attracting both upper-class French and more budget-conscious travelers.

Martinique has a hybrid cuisine, mixing elements of African, French, Carib Amerindian and Indian subcontinental traditions.

Martinique is specifically known for his contribution to the Creolite movement.

Martinique has a large popular music industry, which gained in international renown after the success of zouk music in the later 20th century.

Several French players have had roots in Martinique although they were born or raised in France.

Martinique has its own soccer league known as the Ligue de Football de Martinique.

The Martinique men's soccer championship, known as the Regional 1 – Trophee Gerard Janvion, is a premier local soccer competition in the territory.

Martinique is part of the zones not interconnected to the continental metropolitan network, which must therefore produce the electricity they consume themselves.

Exploitation of renewable energies in Martinique started late, as the characteristics of the island were previously considered unfavorable for their development.

Self-employed doctors are represented by URML Martinique, created under the Hospital, patients, health, territories bill.

University Hospital of Martinique is a teaching hospital based in Fort-de-France, in an agreement with the University of the French Antilles.

Martinique is subject to regular mapping processes to delineate highly contaminated areas.

The pandemic has since put provision of health services under significant stress; as of 2 September 2021, Martinique had recorded an excess mortality at all ages, and of all causes since the week beginning 26 July 2021.