Martinique:
part of the European Union, is actually a region of France - they use the euro!
could be problematic that they speak French and I don't
Capital: Fort-de-France (huh, surprise surprise)
pop: 402,000
president: Alfred Marie-Jeanne
The North end of the island is mountainous with many trees. Martinique boats the volcano Mt. Pelee, as well as 5 extinct volcanoes. Though the North has black sand beaches due to volcanic ash, the South end is the more attractive to tourists.
Most of the population is comprised of Africans that came over during colonial times to work on sugar plantations.
Martinique is a very popular place to vacation, but it also is one of the more high-end Caribbean islands, having many French influences including Chanel.
If you've ever heard the Beach Boys song "Kokomo" - come on, who hasn't? - then you have heard of Martinique : "To Martinique, that Montserrat mystique"
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