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Martinique

Caribbean · territory of France

Capital
Fort-de-France
Population
361,000 (2023)
Currency
Euro EUR
Plugs
CE 220 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Martinique highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Martinique Type C Type E socket, as found in Martinique Type E

Martinique uses Types C and E sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

€ Euro EUR

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD0.8951 EUR
1 GBP1.20 EUR
1 JPY0.005692 EUR
1 AUD0.6288 EUR

Euro: where it's used and rates

Language

  • Frenchofficial81%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Martinique is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Martinique drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Armistice Day

December 2026

  • Christmas Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • Labor Day
  • Ascension Day
  • Victory Day
  • Pentecost Monday
  • Abolition of Slavery

July 2027

  • National Day
  • Victor Schoelcher Day

August 2027

  • Assumption Day

November 2027

  • All Saints' Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Martinique.

Updated 2026-10-23. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+596
Internet domain
.mq
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Flag: Flag-of-Martinique.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.