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Martinique

Martinique is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, in Caribbean. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Hologram, for 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year.

Martinique’s stamp in Globestamp
Hologram · 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year
Stamp finish
Hologramplaced by estimate
Area
1,101 km² (425 sq mi)
Airports
1with scheduled flights

Does Martinique count as a country?

It depends on the list. Martinique is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Martinique”.

ListCounts Martinique?
UN member states (193)No
Globestamp’s countries and territories (250)Yes
Travelers’ Century Club (330)Yes, as Martinique
European UnionNo
Schengen areaNo

Martinique belongs to France, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion and Saint Barthélemy.

The Martinique stamp

Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Martinique’s is Hologram: cracked ice, a mosaic of small mirrors, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Martinique, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.

What counts as a visit to Martinique

The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Martinique when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, FDF), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.

Largest cities

CityPeople (urban area)
Fort-de-France253,995

Airports

Martinique has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).

Questions people ask

Is Martinique a country?

It depends on the list. Martinique is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Martinique”.

How many tourists visit Martinique?

UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Martinique. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Hologram: 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year.

How rare is a Martinique stamp in Globestamp?

It is printed in Hologram, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.

Does Martinique count for the Travelers’ Century Club?

Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Martinique”, one of its 330 destinations.

Places as rare as Martinique

Near Martinique

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