Martinique

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Martinique is a Caribbean island and French overseas region known for its blend of French and Creole culture, volcanic landscapes, and beaches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean island
overseas department of France
overseas region of France
administrativeCenter Fort-de-France
belongsTo European Union outermost regions
French Republic
borderedByWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
callingCode +596
capital Fort-de-France
climate tropical
continent North America
country France
currency euro
drivesOnThe right
hasAirport Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
hasCoastlineOn Caribbean Sea
hasMotto none official
highestPoint Mount Pelée
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code MQ
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code MTQ
knownFor beaches
blend of French and Creole culture
volcanic landscapes
languageSpoken French
Antillean Creole
surface form: Martinican Creole
largestCity Fort-de-France
legalSystem French law
legislature Departmental Council of Martinique
Regional Council of Martinique
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
Lesser Antilles
locatedInTimeZone UTC−04:00
mountain Mount Pelée
NUTSCode FRY2
officialFlagUsed flag of France
officialLanguage French
officialStatus European Union outermost regions
surface form: overseas department and region of France
partOf French Caribbean
surface form: French West Indies

Lesser Antilles
surface form: Insular Caribbean
regionalCapitalOf none
regionalLanguage Antillean Creole
surface form: Martinican Creole
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
sovereignState France
usesElectricityFrequency 50 Hz
usesElectricityPlugType Type C
Type E
usesElectricityStandard 230 V
volcano Mount Pelée

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subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
this entity surface form: French Antilles
Antilles contains Martinique
Latin America containsTerritory Martinique
Lesser Antilles hasIsland Martinique
Windward Islands hasIsland Martinique
Caribbean islands hasPart Martinique
French Caribbean hasPart Martinique
subject surface form: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
Caribbean includes Martinique
French Union includesTerritory Martinique
Kwéyòl languageRegion Martinique
Afro-Martiniquais locatedIn Martinique
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
Afro-Martiniquais mainIsland Martinique
OECS memberState Martinique
France overseasRegion Martinique
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
this entity surface form: French overseas region of Martinique
Haredi Jews populationCenter Martinique
Yemenite Jews populationCenter Martinique
Antillean Creole spokenIn Martinique
Haitian Creole spokenIn Martinique
French colonial empire territory Martinique
Charles Laval traveledTo Martinique