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Port Operator: |
Martinique
Chamber of Commerce |
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Dock Facilities: |
385 metres of
gantry crane rails, offering
two berths and three gantry cranes. Gantry
capacity is 40 tonnes and the largest crane can
lift up to 70 tons |
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Area: |
20 hectares
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Capital:
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Fort-de-France |
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Official Language: |
French |
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Total population: |
425,966 |
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Area: |
1,110sq.km |
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GDP: |
US$ 37m
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Currency: |
French Franc (F) |
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Time zone: |
GMT 4 |
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Dialling code: |
00 596 |
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Martinique
Martinique is one
of the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean and one
of the largest of the Lesser Antilles, lying about 595
km south-east of Puerto Rico. It is a French overseas
department.
French government expenditure
accounts for 70% of
Martinique's
GDP, providing jobs and services to counteract high
unemployment. The agricultural sector employs
approximately 8% of the labour force and accounts for
some 12% of GDP. Bananas, sugar and pineapples are the
main exports, but tourism is also important and the
industrial sector encompasses agro-processing, cement
and oil refining.
Martinique
has five industrial zones and offers a number of tax
incentives.
Martinique
has no railway. Its main port is
Fort-de-France
and there are five minor ports. There is an
international airport at Lamentin,8 km from
Fort-de-France
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