department of Martinique

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The department of Martinique is an overseas territorial division of France located in the Caribbean, functioning both as a department and a region with its own local administration under the French Republic.

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department of Martinique canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf overseas department of France
territorial collectivity of France
administrativeCenter Fort-de-France
administrativeStatus overseas department and region
belongsTo European Union
French Republic
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (associate via France/EU)
callingCode +596
capital Fort-de-France
climate tropical climate
country France
currency euro
departmentNumber 972
drivesOn right
executiveHead President of the Executive Council of Martinique
governmentType French overseas department and region
hasAirport Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
hasLocalGovernment Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique
hasRepresentationIn French National Assembly
French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
highestPoint Mount Pelée
ISO3166-1Alpha2 MQ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 MTQ
judicialAuthority French judicial system
largestCity Fort-de-France
legalSystem civil law system of France
legislativeBody Assemblée de Martinique
locatedIn Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
West Indies
locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
mainPort Fort-de-France port
neighboringEntity Dominica
Saint Lucia
officialLanguage French
officialReligion none (secular state via France)
partOf European Union outermost regions
French overseas territories
regionalLanguage Martinican Creole
linked to: Antillean Creole
sovereignState French Republic
timeZone UTC−04:00
uses French education system
French healthcare system
French social security system
usesElectricityStandard 230 V, 50 Hz
volcano Mount Pelée

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