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 Martinique
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Area: 1,100 sq km (425 sq miles)
Population: 399,700 (UN, 2008)
Capital City: Fort-de-France
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Government Type Department of France
Independence None (overseas department of France)
Constitution Constitution
Legal system French
Suffrage Universal at 18 years old
Executive Branch

Head of state: Head of state: President François HOLLANDE represented by Prefect

Head of government: President of the General Council Claude Lise
President of the Regional Council Alfred Marie-Jeanne

Elections: term; Prefect appointed by the French president on advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; General and Regional Council presidents elected by membership of those councils.
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Unicameral General Council

Unicameral Regional Council
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