Population: 345,180 (July 1991), growth rate 0.9% (1991)

Birth rate: 19 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 3 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 80 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Martiniquais (sing. and pl.); adjective--Martiniquais

Ethnic divisions: African and African-Caucasian-Indian mixture 90%, Caucasian 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Language: French, Creole patois

Literacy: 93% (male 92%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

Labor force: 100,000; service industry 31.7%, construction and public works 29.4%, agriculture 13.1%, industry 7.3%, fisheries 2.2%, other 16.3%

Organized labor: 11% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Martinique on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Martinique People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Martinique People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.