MARTINIQUE

Martinique is both a region and overseas department of French overseas (number 972). It owes its name to Christopher Columbus who discovered it in 1502 it became French in 1635. As part of the Caribbean archipel ago, is located in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 450 km north-east coast of South America, and about 700 km south-east of the Dominican Republic. With a total area of 1100 square kilometers, Martinique stretches about 60 km long, to 27 km wide. The highest point is Mount Pelee volcano (1397 m). The average annual temperature is 26 ° C. The warmest months are from March, April, May, while the coolest months are from December andJanuary. The warmest temperatures were recorded at the St. Pierre with 37 ° C in April and May 1986 and the lowest about 12 ° C to Fonds-Saint-Denis (between Bluff and Mount Pelee Carbet) in March 1965. There is an average of six days per year Lamentin a temperature below 18 ° C. The curve shows that cyclone frequency across the Caribbean between June and November and spend preferentially in Martinique in August and September.
Hurricane Dean in August 2007 which caused extensive damage to banana plantations and sugar cane. More than 663 homes were destroyed and 5708 damaged. Comme the rest of the Lesser Antilles, Martinique is subject to seismic risk: thus, 29 November 2007 to 15 hours, local time, an earthquake measuring 7.4 onthe Richter scale occurred off the island.The 2007 census counts 397 730 inhabitants, 1 128 square kilometers, a population density of 353 inhabitants per km ²The Martinique has a high blend, giving a population of type "Creole. "No department and region as overseas, French is the official language of the island. The population also uses fluent in Creole from Martinique who does not know in any case a decline in his practice as may know many other regional languages in France.
The northern island is mountainous and lush salt. It has four sets of peaks (volcanoes) etmornes (mountains), the