Martinique
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Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Aime Cesaire
writer
He was a major Martinican poet and thinker who co-founded the Negritude movement.
Local Delicacy
Accras de morue
These are savory salt-cod fritters commonly eaten as a snack or starter.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Mount Pelee
This volcano is infamous for the 1902 eruption that destroyed Saint-Pierre.
Agriculture & Produce
Sugarcane has long been Martinique's leading plantation crop and supports its rum industry.
Bananas are Martinique's major fruit export and one of its most important agricultural products.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
The Martinican drum is fundamental to bèlè music and dance traditions on the island.
These struck sticks create the characteristic rhythmic pattern in bèlè and other Martinican genres.
Accordion has long been important in Martinique’s rural dance music and creole traditions.
Ka-style hand drums are used in Afro-Caribbean performance traditions shared with the French Antilles.
Guitar is common in zouk, biguine, and modern Martinican popular music.