Martinique

See also: Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe. The Meridiana fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006):. Main article: Culture of Martinique. However, later in the month an Italian court suspended the public service obligation contract with Meridiana until further notice. Main article: Demographics of Martinique. In December 2004 it was reported that Meridiana had won the tender for all public service obligation routes from and to Sardinia. Main article: Economy of Martinique. In January 2004 it was reported that Meridiana were planning to replace its McDonnell Douglas MD-82 fleet by 17 Airbus A320-200s.

o rly?Main article: Geography of Martinique. During 2004 Meridiana replaced four BAe 146-200s by four leased Airbus A319-100s, with plans for a fifth. See also Communes of the Martinique département. It currently transports over 3 million passengers per year. Main article: Subdivisions of Martinique. The airline was founded as Alisarda on March 29, 1963 by the Aga Khan to promote tourism to Sardinia. Main article: Politics of Martinique. .

It has also become known for a form of music called zouk, which developed in the 1980s. For other usages of the name Meridiana, please refer to this disambiguation page. Martinique is especially well known for the number of great authors that have come from the island and become extremely famous in France and throughout the world. Meridiana is a low-cost airline based in Italy. This means it is treated equally to every other département in France and has full representation in the National Assembly and Senate. 8 McDonnell Douglas MD-83. Martinique became an overseas département of France on March 19, 1946. 9 McDonnell Douglas MD-82.

Only one resident survived the blast — a prisoner by the name of Ludger Sylbaris, who was protected by the thick walls of his prison cell. 4 Airbus A319-100. On May 8, 1902 Mount Pelée, a volcano on the island erupted, destroying the town of St Pierre killing over 30,000 people. Callsign: Merair. The remnants of her parent's plantation, La Pagerie, can still be seen at Les Trois Ilets, across the bay from Fort-de-France. ICAO Code: ISS. She was the daughter of white slave-owning aristocrats. IATA Code: IG.

Martinique was the birthplace of Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. African captives were brought from West Africa to form the slave population who is at the origin of most of today's population. From 1635 (arrival of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, a French aristocrat who took possession of the island for France) to 1946, Martinique lived as a French colony producing tropical trade goods such as cane sugar, coffee, rum or cocoa. The island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.

Colonized by France in 1635, the Carib Expulsion occurred in 1660 when the island's indigenous peoples were deported and banned from returning by the French occupying forces. Main article: History of Martinique. .
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Like the other DOMs, Martinique is also one of the 26 régions of France (as a région d'outre-mer), and an integral part of the Republic. It is an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France. Martinique is an island located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a total area of 1,128 km².