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Martinique
is an
island
in the
Caribbean Sea
. It has an
area
of 1,128 km². Nearly 400,000 people live there.
Martinique was known by
indigenous peoples
of the Caribbean as Madiana or Madinina.
[1]
It was
colonized
by the
French
in the
17th century
, and they introduced
racist
slavery
there as they spread it all around the world. France still claims to own the island today, even though there has been an
independence
movement.
The
capital city
is
Fort-de-France
. Other towns include
Sainte-Anne
and
St. Pierre
(which was destroyed by a
volcano
named
Mont Pelee
in
1902
and killed 30,000 people).
Martinique is well known for its
zouk
music. Artists such as
Kassav'
have made it famous over the years.
[2]
Frantz Fanon
, an important anti-
colonial
revolutionary
, was born there.
The ethnic makeup of the country is: 90% African and Mixed African with anything from Chinese, East Indian or White. and 10% White, Amerindian, Chinese and East Indian.
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