STATISTICS: MARTINIQUE

Martinique Official name: Dpartement de la Martinique (Department of Martinique). Political status: overseas department (France) with two legislative houses (General Council ; Regional Council ). Chief of state: President of France. Heads of government: Prefect (for France); President of the General Council (for Martinique); President of the Regional Council (for Martinique). Capital: Fort-de-France. Official language: French. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = F 5.60; 1 = F 9.53. Demography Population (1998): 398,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 912.8, persons per sq km 352.8. Urban-rural (1995): urban 93.4%; rural 6.6%. Sex distribution (1995): male 48.55%; female 51.45%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 24.0%; 15-29, 25.8%; 30-44, 22.2%; 45-59, 14.0%; 60-74, 9.8%; 75 and over, 4.2%. Population projection: (2000) 407,000; (2010) 440,000. Doubling time: 77 years. Ethnic composition (1983): mulatto 93.7%; French (metropolitan and Martinique white) 2.6%; East Indian 1.7%; other 2.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 86.5%; Protestant 8.0% (mostly Seventh-day Adventist); Jehovah's Witness 1.6%; other 3.9%, including Hindu, syncretist, and nonreligious. Major urban areas (1990): Fort-de-France 100,080; Le Lamentin 30,028; Schoelcher 19,825; Sainte-Marie 19,682; Le Robert 17,713. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1994): 14.9 (world avg. 25.0); (1992) legitimate 34.1%; illegitimate 65.9%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1994): 5.8 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 9.1 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1993): 1.9. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1994): 3.9. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1993): 0.9. Life expectancy at birth (1993): male 74.7 years; female 81.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1992): diseases of the circulatory system 192.7; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 137.7; accidents, poisoning, and violence 48.2; diseases of the digestive system 32.2; diseases of the respiratory system 30.1; endocrine and metabolic disorders 29.3. National economy Budget (1994). Revenue: F 1,816,000,000 (general receipts from French central government and local administrative bodies 45.0%; tax receipts 34.0%, of which indirect taxes 19.5%, direct taxes 14.5%). Expenditures: F 1,816,000,000 (health and social assistance 42.0%; wages and salaries 16.7%; other administrative services 7.2%; debt amortization 5.0%). Public debt (1994): U.S.$186,700,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 212,000, bananas 210,000, pineapples 30,000, plantains 14,000, yams 7,000, tomatoes 4,000, cucumbers and gherkins 3,000, melons 3,000, sweet potatoes 1,000; livestock (number of live animals) 42,000 sheep, 33,000 pigs, 30,000 cattle, 22,000 goats; roundwood (1994) 12,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 5,377. Mining and quarrying (1992): pumice 140,000; sand and gravel for local construction. Manufacturing (1996): cement 214,807; processed pineapples 15,715; sugar 7,722; rum 45,326 hectolitres; other products include clothing, fabricated metals, and yawls and sails. Construction (buildings authorized; 1994): residential permits 6,893; nonresidential 113,279 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1996) 977,000,000 (856,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) none (5,805,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 718,000 (554,000); natural gas, none (none). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 3.3; income per household (1989) F 147,150 (U.S.$24,525); sources of income (1989): wages and salaries 80%, other 20%; expenditure (1993): food and beverages 32.1%, transportation and communications 20.7%, housing and energy 10.6%, household durable goods 9.4%, clothing and footwear 8.0%, education and recreation 5.4%, health care 5.2%, other 8.6%. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$384,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad, n.a. Gross domestic product (1995): U.S.$3,942,000,000 (U.S.$10,000 per capita). Population economically active (1993): total 162,100{1}; activity rate of total population 43.0% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 73.8%; female 47.5%; unemployed 27.0%). Land use (1994): forested 45.3%; meadows and pastures 13.2%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 17.0%; other 24.5%. Foreign trade{2} Imports (1996): F 10,072,400,000 (consumer goods 23.9%, goods for intermediate consumption [inputs to the manufacturing process changed or destroyed in the final product] 15.9%, automobiles 15.0%, professional equipment 15.2%, energy products 8.3%). Major import sources (1994): France 61.6%; United States 2.7%; Guadeloupe 1.1%; Venezuela 0.7%; other Caribbean 1.9%. Exports (1996): F 1,086,000,000 ( bananas 40.4%, refined petroleum 17.8%, rum 9.8%, melons 1.7%). Major export destinations (1994): France 47.5%; Guadeloupe 37.4%; French Guiana 3.3%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1994): total length 1,299 mi, 2,091 km (paved 75%). Vehicles (1985): passenger cars 135,269; trucks and buses 7,328. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 6; total deadweight tonnage 1,121. Air transport (1996): passenger arrivals and departures 1,505,970; cargo handled 13,459 metric tons; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 1. Education and health Educational attainment (1990). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: incomplete primary, or no declaration 54.3%; primary education 18.0%; secondary 20.0%; higher 7.7%. Literacy (1982): total population age 15 and over literate 206,807 (92.5%); males literate 97,538 (91.8%); females literate 109,269 (93.2%). Health (1991): physicians 625 (1 per 584 persons); hospital beds 3,747 (1 per 97 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1993) 4.0. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,865 (vegetable products 75%, animal products 25%); 118% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1994): 1,542 French troops. {1} Includes military reserve personnel. {2} Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b.