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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Martinique
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
- Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Euro (Euro)
- Country Dialing Code: 596
Martinique
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital
Fort-de-France
Population
432,900 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
none (overseas department of France)
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
Ethnic groups
African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Religions
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
Languages
French, Creole patois
Government type
NA
Background
Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
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