Martinique

CapitalFort-de-France

CurrencyEUR · euro

Since1946

ISOMTQ · MQ

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Overseas department and region of France

Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of France.

Text: Wikipedia — MartiniqueCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Fort-de-France
Currency: euro (EUR)
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +596
Licence plate code: 972
Top-level domain: .mq
Independence / founding: 21 Mar 1946
Highest point: Mount Pelée (1,397 m)
Anthem: La Marseillaise

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

The World Bank does not publish figures for Martinique, so this note carries no economic or social statistics.

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Anthem

La MarseillaiseAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

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Neighbours

Martinique has no land borders

Landmarks

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People

Ryan RodinFrench association footballer

Daniel BoukmanMartinican writer and playwright

Mathis Clémentfootball player

Matthieu Maingeassociation football player

Romain Jean-Baptisteassociation football player

History

21 Mar 1946Martinique — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

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