Fort-De-France: French commune; largest and capital city of Martinique
Fort-de-France is the capital of the French Caribbean oversees department of Martinique.
It is one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Martinique exports sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao from the port in Fort-de-France.
Fort-de-France | |
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Capital, prefecture and commune | |
 A view from the ship arriving from Les Trois-Îlets | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
| Coordinates: 14°36′00″N 61°05′00″W / 14.6°N 61.0833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Didier Laguerre |
| Area 1 | 44.21 km2 (17.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 85,295 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97209 /97200 and 97234 (Quartier de Balata) |
| Elevation | 0–1,070 m (0–3,510 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sister city
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