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Martinique Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(overseas department of France)

Location:

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

1,100 sq km

land area:

1,060 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

290 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October)

Terrain:

mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano

Natural resources:

coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land

Land use:

arable land:

10%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

30%

forest and woodland:

26%

other:

26%

Irrigated land:

60 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)

international agreements:

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