orces [Maurice LAOUCHEZ]; Martinique Socialist
Party or PPM [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Socialist Federation of Martinique
or FSM [Jean CRUSOL]; Martinique Communist Party or PCM [George
ERICHOT]; Martinique Patriots or PM; Union for French Democracy or UDF
[Miguel LAVENTURE]; Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred
MARIE-JEANNE]; Republican Party or PR [Jean BAILLY]; National Council
of Popular Committees [Robert SAE]; Rally for Democratic Martinique
[Felix HILAIRE-FORTUNE]; Movement for a Liberated Martinique [Philippe
PETIT]; Union for the Renewal of Ste. Marie [Guy LORDINOT]; Combat
Worker [Gerard BEAUJOUR]

Political pressure groups and leaders: Proletarian Action Group or
GAP; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES];
Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique
Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers
and Peasants; Association for the Protection of Martinique's Heritage
(ecologist) [Garcin MALSA]

International organization participation: FZ, WCL, WFTU

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas department of
France)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas department of
France)

Flag description: a light blue background is divided into four
quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white
snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions

@Martinique:Economy

Economy-overview: The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism,
and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the
small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with
most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana
exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat,
vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a
chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from
France. Tourism has become more important than agricultural exports as
a source of foreign exchange. The majority of the work force is
employed in the service sector and in administration.

GDP: purchasing power parity-$3.95 billion (1995 est.)

GDP-real growth rate: NA%

GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$10,000 (1995 est.)

GDP-composition by sector:
agriculture: 6%
industry: 11%
services: 83% (1992 est.)

Inflation rate-consumer price index: 3.9% (1990)

Labor force:
total: 160,000
by occupation: agriculture 10%, industry 17%, servi