Ethnic groups: African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Languages: French, Creole patois
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 92%
female: 93% (1982 est.)
Martinique Government
Country name: conventional long form: Department of Martinique
conventional short form: Martinique