Overseas region of France
Martinique
Martinique is an overseas region of France. It covers about 1,100 km² (424 mi²), the 17th largest of the 18 regions in Natural Earth’s file for France, and 1.06× the size of São Tomé and Príncipe. About 361,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2022).
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- Martinique
- São Tomé and Príncipe
Facts
| Area, measured | 1,100 km²424 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,130 km²Wikidata · 2.7% above our measure |
| Share of France | 0.2%of the area of the 18 regions |
| Rank by area | 17th of 18regions of France |
| Population | 361,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 329 people per km² |
| Capital | Fort-de-France |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 15°N |
| Type | Overseas region |
What the numbers say about Martinique
- Martinique covers 0.2% of the area of France and ranks 15th of 18 by population, against 17th by area.
- It would take 580 regions the size of Martinique to cover France.
- The largest, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is 77.4× the size of Martinique; the smallest, Mayotte, is 36% of it.
- Closest in size within France: Guadeloupe (1,660 km², 1.51×) and Réunion (France) (2,580 km², 2.35×).
- Counted as a country, Martinique would be larger than 56 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 184th by area, between Faroe Islands (1,330 km²) and São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- With 361,000 people it would rank 178th of 238 by population.
- Martinique has 329 people per km², about the density of Japan, which has 331 per km².
- That makes Martinique the 4th most densely populated of the 18 regions, 3.08× the average for France (107 per km²).
- Martinique lies at 15°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Martinique stretches about 52 km north to south and 45 km east to west.
- Our measured 1,100 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,130 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Martinique is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 72 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- United StatesAreanone within 2×PeopleWyoming63% · 577,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaDelhi74% · 1,480 km²PeopleAndaman and Nicobar Islands1.01× · 356,000 (2005)
- GermanyAreaBerlin1.23× · 889 km²PeopleBremen52% · 693,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleMolise1.19× · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleLa Rioja1.11× · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaKagawa59% · 1,850 km²PeopleTottori66% · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleRoraima57% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador71% · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleAustralian Capital Territory75% · 482,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City80% · 1,380 km²PeopleBaja California Sur57% · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreaAng Thong1.13× · 972 km²PeopleMukdahan1.03× · 351,000 (2020)
Where Martinique ranks
Martinique is the 17th largest of the 18 regions of France.
Compare Martinique
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands vs Martinique
- Martinique vs São Tomé and Príncipe
- Comoros vs Martinique
- Iceland vs Martinique
- Delhi vs Martinique
- Mexico City vs Martinique
- Kagawa vs Martinique
- Martinique vs Berlin
- Martinique vs Ang Thong
- Martinique vs Dominica
- Martinique vs Samut Prakan
- Martinique vs Sing Buri
- Martinique vs Samut Sakhon
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain: the one department in the file that makes up this overseas region, so nothing is joined.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022. France’s units share the 2022 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12