Martinique is an insular
region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the
eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 square kilometers (436 sq. mi)
and a population of 385,551 inhabitants as of January 2013. Like Guadeloupe, it
is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department.
One of the Windward Islands, it is directly north of Saint Lucia, southeast of
Greater Antilles, northwest of Barbados, and south of Dominica. As with the
other overseas departments, Martinique is one of the eighteen regions of France
(being an overseas region) and an integral part of the French Republic. As part
of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the
euro. The official language is French, and virtually the entire population also
speaks Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais).
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