Martinique People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 328,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.1%

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

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

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

Language French, Creole patois

Infant mortality rate-12.6/1,000(1981)

Life expectancy: 68

Literacy: over 70%

Labor force: 100,000; 31.7% service industry, 29.4% construction and public works, 13.1% agriculture, 7.3% industry, 2.2% fisheries, 16.3% other; 14% unemployed

Organized labor: 11 % of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Martinique on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Martinique 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Martinique 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.