Nationality: noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective:
Martiniquais

Ethnic groups: African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%,
East Indian, Chinese less than 5%

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Languages: French, Creole patois

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total
population: 93% male: 92% female: 93% (1982 est.)

Government Martinique

Country name: Department of Martinique conventional short form:
la Martinique

Dependency status: overseas department of France

Government type: NA

Capital: Fort-de-France

Administrative divisions: none (overseas department of France)

Independence: none (overseas department of France)

National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system: French legal system

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France
(since 17 May 1995); Prefect Michel CADOT (since 21 June 2000) elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect
appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry
of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are
elected by the members of those councils head of government: President
of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of
the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998) cabinet: NA

Legislative branch: unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45
seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and
a unicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members
are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: General
Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional
Assembly - last held on 15 March 1998 (next to be held by March 2004)
election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats
by party - left-wing parties 29, right-wing parties 14, independents 2;
note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly - percent of vote by
party - NA%; seats by party - RPR-UDF 14, MIM 13, PPM 7, left parties 4,
PMS 3 note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections
last held NA September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results -
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also
elects 4 seats to the French National Asse