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A “Lickle” About A Country/Dependent (2)

Martinique

*  The Arawaks, once called Martinique, Madinina, which means the Isle of Flowers.

*  No phone booths are coin-operated here.


Saba

*  Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport was opened in 1963 and its runway, which is about 1,300 ft., is one of the shortest in the world.

*  The country's official language is Dutch, however, English is widely spoken here.

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