Martinique Rugby Committee Martinique Rugby Committee The Martinique Rugby Committee (French: "Comité de Rugby de la Martinique", —or officially: "Comité Territorial de Rugby de la Martinique") is a committee under the umbrella of the French Rugby Federation which is the governing body for rugby union within Martinique. It is affiliated with NACRA, which is the regional governing body for North America and the Caribbean, but it is not affiliated with the World Rugby in its own right. As an overseas department of France, Martinique can participate in international competition, but not for the Rugby World Cup. Martinique has thus far played in the
Martinique of the cargo and provides 40% of the island's total revenue. Additionally the government charges an "annual due" of 1–2.5% and a value added tax of 2.2–8.5%. Tourism has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. In 2000, the island hosted 500,000 tourists, and the tourism industry employed 7% of the total workforce. Roughly 16% of the total businesses on the island (some 6,000 companies) provide tourist-related services. Martinique's main and only airport with commercial flights is Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport. It serves flights to and from Europe, the Caribbean, Venezuela, the United States,