Martinique

Official Title: France

General Information

Capital: Fort-de-France (national: Pari
Population: 398,000
Total Area: 1,102 km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.66 € Euro (EUR)
National Holiday: 14 July (1789 Taking of the Bastille)
Language(s): French

Political Information

Type of State:
Overseas Department & Region of the French Re

Type of Government:
Martinique, as part of France (and the European Union) elects 2 seats to the French Senate and 4 seats to the French National Assembly. French regions do not have legislative autonomy nor can they issue régulations. They do levy their own distinct taxes. Martinique elects on regional/departemental level, 2 councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council has 41 members, elected for a 6 year term by proportional representation. The General Council has 45 members elected for a 6 year term in single seat-constituencies.

Head of State:
(President of France) Rep. Yves Dassonville

Head of Government:
(Prime Minister of France) Rep. Yves Dassonville

Ministers:
President of the Regional Council of Martinique: Alfred Marie-Jeanne President of the General Council of Martinique: Claude Lise Prime Minister of France: Dominic de Villepin Minister of Foreign Affairs of France: Philipe Douste-Blazy Minister of State of France: Nicholas Sarkozy

Main Political Parties:
Local political parties (regional Council): Martinican Independence Movement (MIM), Martinique Progressive Party (PPM), Martinique Patriots (PM), Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign Martinique (Modemas)

Elections:
Next elections in 2010

Economic Information

Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable.

Trade and Investment

Canadian exports from country: $
Canadian imports from country: $
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Martinique: million

Representation

January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World