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Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1,128 km². It is an overseas department of France. As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is also one of the twenty-six regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the euro. Its official language is French, although almost all of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais). Martinique is pictured on all euro banknotes, on the reverse at the bottom of each note, right of the Greek ΕΥΡΩ (EURO) next to the denomination.

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Martinique, the overseas department of France is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It is an integral part of France. It is also a member of the European Union. Fort-de-France is the capital of Martinique. HISTORY:- The Arawak tribes and the Carib Indians inhabited in the region before the European settlements. It was thought that Columbus discovered the island in 1502 and France settled..

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Index of Martinique's political sites available on the Internet, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments and Media.
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Area	total: 1,100 sq km land: 1,060 sq km water: 40 sq km
Climate	tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Terrain	mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Population	429,510
Languages	French, Creole patois
Capital	Fort-de-France

Martinique Elected Officials

President Jacques CHIRAC of France

President of the General Council Claude LISE

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	Cruise lines scramble to keep fuel costs down By Anita Dunham-Potter Cruise columnist We all know what the soaring cost of fuel has done to the airline industry. Now the problem is hitting the cruise industry, especially the giant cruise lines, like Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises International, who together comprise approximately 75 percent of the worldwide cruise-ship http://tourismmatters.ca/2008/06/20/crui..
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	Researchers explain nitrogen paradox in forests... Science Daily: ….[C]ertain aspects of the nitrogen cycle in temperate and tropical forests have puzzled scientists, defying, in a sense, the laws of supply and demand. Trees capable of extracting nitrogen directly from the atmosphere often thrive where it is readily available in the soil, but not where it is in short supply http://carbon-based-ghg.blogspot.com/200..
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