Practical Information
CLUB MED LES BOUCANIERS
POINTE MARIN 97227
STE ANNE
Country overlook
Official country name: Overseas Department of Martinique
Administrative status: Overseas Department (DOM) within the French Republic The General Concil and the Regional Concil are elected by univesal suffrage. 4 members of parliament and 2 senators represent la Martinique in the national Parliament.
Administrative status: Overseas Department (DOM) within the French Republic The General Concil and the Regional Concil are elected by univesal suffrage. 4 members of parliament and 2 senators represent la Martinique in the national Parliament.
Capital: Fort-de-France
Land area: 1 128 km² (10 times the area of Paris)
Population: 432,900 inhabitants
Peoples and ethnic groups: Africans and Afro-Europeo-Indians (90%), Europeans (5%) and a small community of Syrians and Lebanese.
Languages: French Creole
Religions: Catholic (90%) and Hindu.
Political institutions: Overseas Department (DOM) within the French Republic
President: Jacques Chirac
Principal activities : Agriculture (bananas, sugar cane, beet, food, fruit and flower production, animal breeding) and tourism
Principal partners: France, Guadeloupe and the Americas
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Health
NOTE : Some parasitic diseases can be transmitted by mosquito bites. The use of skin and clothing insect repellents is strongly recommended during some periods of the year.
Recommended vaccinations : diphtheria, polio, tetanus, hepatitis A and B
Medical assistance in the Club : nurse, first-aid kit available.
Medical assistance outside the Club (at extra charge): chemist's/pharmacists, doctors, dentists.
Decompression chamber at the Meynard hospital (45 mn from the Club).
Local transport
Transfer Village / nearby towns*
Means of payment in the Village
Currency : Euro
Credit cards accepted (only for payments):
- American Express
- Mastercard/Eurocard
- Visa
* Cash
* Only cheques in euros accepted
* Travellers cheques accepted (in euros,...)
* Possible to exchange money at the front desk : Swiss francs, Canadian dollars, pounds, dollars.
* Possible to withdraw money at a 15 minute-walk from the Club.
Practical Information
Car hire*, Internet*, Iron and ironing board in the rooms, Laundry*, Photographer*, Shopping*
* At an additional charge
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