| Martinique
is an island located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a total area of
1,128 km². It is actually referred to as an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or
DOM) of France. Like the other DOMs, Martinique is also one of the 26 régions
of France (as a région d'outre-mer), and an integral part of the
Republic. As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, the
currency used is the euro Colonized
by France in 1635, the Carib Expulsion occurred in 1660 when the island's
indigenous peoples were deported and then banned from returning by the French
occupying forces because of diffeneces. The island has subsequently
remained a French possession except for three brief periods during foreign
occupation. From 1635 to 1946, Martinique lived as a French colony producing
tropical trade goods such as cane sugar, coffee, rum or cocoa. African captives
were brought from West Africa to form the slave population who is at the origin of most of
today's population. Today Martinique is a tony vacation locale. |
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