Land use: arable land: 8% permanent crops: 8% permanent pastures: 17% forests and woodland: 44% other: 23% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 40 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Environment-current issues: NA
Environment-international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
@Martinique:People
Population: 407,284 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 23% (male 47,431; female 46,457) 15-64 years: 67% (male 134,738; female 137,818) 65 years and over: 10% (male 17,216; female 23,624) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.05% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 16.52 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)