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MARTINIQUE

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

ELECTIONS 650 feet long, a ship repair center for pleasure Postes et Telecommunications
The General Council of Martinique is composed craft, a cruise ship quay with direct access to P.O. Box 626
of 45 seats whose members are elected by downtown (880 feet long with two berths), a 97621 Fort de France,
popular vote to serve six-year terms. The container terminal with 3 gantry cranes, and an Martinique
President of the General Council is Josette oil tanker and bulk carrier wharf which can take Tel: (596) 73-5888
Manin as of 31 March 2011. 100,000 metric ton deadweight capacity ships.
France Caribes Mobiles
GOVERNMENT LEADERS AIR Tel: (596) 50-4888
President of the General Council Airport: Lamentin International Airport is Fax: (596) 50-4890
20, Avenues des Caraibes, B.P. 679, located 12 km south of Fortde-France. The
97264 Fort-de-France, airport has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers CONTACTS
Martinique and present traffic of 1.7 million. There is a Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Tel: (596) 55-2600 10,000 square meter freight terminal with cold Martinique
Fax: (596) 73-5932 storage and strong room facilities. 50 rue Ernest Deproge,
Email: contact@cg972.fr 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique
TELECOMMUNICATION Tel: (596) 552-800
President of the Regional Council Postes et Telecommunications operates the Fax: (596) 606-668
Rue Gaston Deferre, 97262, telephone service. There is one Atlantic Ocean Email: dic@martinique.cci.fr
Fort-de-France satellite station. There are over 200,000
Tel: (596) 59-6300 telephone lines currently in service. Electricite de France
Fax: (596) 72-6810 Centre Commercial, La Galleria
Email: courrier@region-martinique.mq AT&T provides US Direct service to Martinique, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique
Prefect enabling U.S. travelers to keep in touch with the Tel: (596) 502-317
United States. The service provides callers with
82, Victor Severe a quick, easy connection to an English-speaking Fax: (596) 502-189
BP 647-648 AT&T operator, or automated voice prompt
97262 Fort-de-France CEDEX system. There are also the following systems in Embassy of the French Republic
Tel: (596) 39-3600 place to support Martinique’s ICT sector: Tatil Building,
11 Maraval Road,
EDUCATION a. A 450-kilometre fibre-optic network. Port of Spain, Trinidad
Being an overseas department of France; b. One arrival point for the Americas II Tel: (868) 622-7446
Martinique’s education system is the same underwater cable (DWN technology / our 8 Fax: (868) 628-5278
as in France. Education is compulsory for 10 x 2.5 Gbit/s fibres). Email: cad.port-d-ambassade-amba@
years from the ages of 6 to 16. The language of diplomatie.gouv.fr
instruction is French, although the proponents c. One arrival point for the Martinique
of créolité have urged the increased use of Guadeloupe-Miami underwater cable Martinique Development Agency
Creole in the school system. Only 2.4% of those (project). Immeuble Foyal 2000, Rue de
enrolled in the educational system in Martinique d. Three land-line telephone operators Gouverneur Ponton, 3rd Floor,
were tertiary students (2,500). There is a very (France Telecom, Outremer Telecom, XTS 37200 Fort-de-France,
clear preference for training in technology. network). Martinique
Martinique has no university, so its population is e. Four cell phone operators (Orange, Digicel, Tel: (596) 714-581
obliged to seek its higher education in technical Only, Mediaserv). Fax: (596) 724-188
institutes or abroad, computers and the modern Email: adem@sasi.fr
world, multimedia, and networks, including the f. Two local radio loop operators (Mediaserv
Internet. and XTS Network). Martinique Manufacturers’ Association
g. Cell phone cover of 95% of the island. (AMPI)
INFRASTRUCTURE h. ADSL cover of 80% of the population. Centre d’Arraire de Californie
TRANSPORTATION 97232 Lamentin, Martinique
LAND i. One public broadband network (project). Tel: (596) 507-400
Railroads: None. j. One cable operator (MTVC Le Câble) that Fax: (596) 507-437
Highways: 75 county roads - 632 km, 220 km offers more than 20,000 subscribers a range Email: industrie@ampi.mq
in urban areas, 400 km highway, 12 km of urban of 45 French speaking, American and South
expressway. American channels. IN THE U.S.
k. One satellite television service. Canal Embassy of France
SEA Satellite offers a range of more than 45 4101 Reservoir Road, N.W.,
Sea Ports: There is one major port at Fort-de- French-speaking channels and already has Washington, D.C. 20007
France and five minor ports. The Fort-de-France about 30% of Martinican house holds as Tel: (202) 944-6000
port has 75 acres of storage space, a dry dock customers. Fax: (202) 944-6166

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