CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Guadeloupe


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!| Background:
 * Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe
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!| Location: !| Geographic coordinates: !| Map references: !| Area: note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin) water: 74 sq km land: 1,706 sq km !| Area - comparative: !| Land boundaries: border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km !| Coastline: !| Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm !| Climate: !| Terrain: !| Elevation extremes: highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m !| Natural resources: !| Land use: permanent crops: 3.55% other: 85.21% (2001) !| Irrigated land: !| Natural hazards: !| Environment - current issues: !| Geography - note:
 * Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
 * 16 15 N, 61 35 W
 * Central America and the Caribbean
 * total: 1,780 sq km
 * 10 times the size of Washington, DC
 * total: 10.2 km
 * 306 km
 * territorial sea: 12 nm
 * subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
 * Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin
 * lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
 * cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
 * arable land: 11.24%
 * 20 sq km (1998 est.)
 * hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
 * NA
 * a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre
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!| Population: !| Age structure: 15-64 years: 66.6% (male 146,772; female 149,314) 65 years and over: 9% (male 16,730; female 23,336) (2004 est.) !| Median age: male: 30.6 years female: 32.3 years (2004 est.) !| Population growth rate: !| Birth rate: !| Death rate: !| Net migration rate: !| Sex ratio: under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) !| Infant mortality rate: female: 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 10.07 deaths/1,000 live births !| Life expectancy at birth: male: 74.56 years female: 81.03 years (2004 est.) !| Total fertility rate: !| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: !| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: !| HIV/AIDS - deaths: !| Nationality: adjective: Guadeloupe !| Ethnic groups: !| Religions: !| Languages: !| Literacy: total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)
 * 444,515 (July 2004 est.)
 * 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 55,386; female 52,977)
 * total: 31.4 years
 * 0.96% (2004 est.)
 * 15.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * 6.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
 * total: 8.83 deaths/1,000 live births
 * total population: 77.71 years
 * 1.91 children born/woman (2004 est.)
 * NA
 * NA
 * NA
 * noun: Guadeloupian(s)
 * black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%
 * Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
 * French (official) 99%, Creole patois
 * definition: age 15 and over can read and write
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!| Country name: conventional short form: Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe !| Dependency status: !| Government type: !| Capital: !| Administrative divisions: !| Independence: !| National holiday: !| Constitution: !| Legal system: !| Suffrage: !| Executive branch: election results: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils head of government: President of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (since 2 April 2004) cabinet: NA !| Legislative branch: elections: General Council - last held 22 March 1998 (next to be held by NA 2004); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held NA 2010) note: Guadeloupe elects two representatives to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 1, FGPS 1; Guadeloupe elects four representatives to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1, different right parties 1 election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - left-wing candidates 11, PS 8, RPR 8, PPDG 6, right-wing candidates 5, PCG 3, UDF 1; Regional Council (second round) - percent of vote by party - PS 58.4%, UMP 41.6%; seats by party - PS 29, UMP 12 !| Judicial branch: !| Political parties and leaders: !| Political pressure groups and leaders: !| International organization participation: !| Diplomatic representation in the US: !| Diplomatic representation from the US: !| Flag description:
 * conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe
 * overseas department of France
 * NA
 * Basse-Terre
 * none (overseas department of France)
 * none (overseas department of France)
 * Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
 * 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
 * French legal system
 * 18 years of age; universal
 * chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Paul GIROT DE LANGLADE (since 17 August 2004)
 * unicameral General Council or Conseil General (42 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
 * Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique
 * Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Mona CADOCE]; FGPS [Dominique LARIFLA]; Left Radical Party or PRG [Flavien FERRANT]; Progressive Democratic Party or PPDG [Henri BANGOU]; Socialist Party or PS [Marlene MELISSE and Favrot DAVRAIN]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Marcel ESDRAS]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [Robert JOYEUX]
 * Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG; General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers or CGT-G; General Union of Guadeloupe Workers or UGTG; Movement for Independent Guadeloupe or MPGI; The Socialist Renewal Movement
 * WCL, WFTU
 * none (overseas department of France)
 * none (overseas department of France)
 * the flag of France is used
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!| Economy - overview: !| GDP: !| GDP - real growth rate: !| GDP - per capita: !| GDP - composition by sector: industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.) !| Population below poverty line: !| Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%: NA !| Inflation rate (consumer prices): !| Labor force: !| Labor force - by occupation: !| Unemployment rate: !| Budget: expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996) !| Agriculture - products: !| Industries: !| Industrial production growth rate: !| Electricity - production: !| Electricity - consumption: !| Electricity - exports: !| Electricity - imports: !| Oil - production: !| Oil - consumption: !| Oil - exports: !| Oil - imports: !| Exports: !| Exports - commodities: !| Exports - partners: !| Imports: !| Imports - commodities: !| Imports - partners: !| Debt - external: !| Economic aid - recipient: !| Currency: !| Currency code: !| Exchange rates: !| Fiscal year:
 * The Caribbean economy depends on agriculture, tourism, light industry, and services. It also depends on France for large subsidies and imports. Tourism is a key industry, with most tourists from the US; an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands. The traditional sugarcane crop is slowly being replaced by other crops, such as bananas (which now supply about 50% of export earnings), eggplant, and flowers. Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption, although Guadeloupe is still dependent on imported food, mainly from France. Light industry features sugar and rum production. Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported. Unemployment is especially high among the young. Hurricanes periodically devastate the economy.
 * purchasing power parity - $3.513 billion (2003 est.)
 * NA
 * purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2001 est.)
 * agriculture: 15%
 * NA
 * lowest 10%: NA
 * NA (2003 est.)
 * 125,900 (1997)
 * NA
 * 27.8% (1998)
 * revenues: $225 million
 * bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats
 * construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
 * NA
 * 1.155 billion kWh (2001)
 * 1.074 billion kWh (2001)
 * 0 kWh (2001)
 * 0 kWh (2001)
 * 0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
 * 13,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
 * NA (2001)
 * NA (2001)
 * $140 million f.o.b. (1997)
 * bananas, sugar, rum
 * France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1999)
 * $1.7 billion c.i.f. (1997)
 * foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods, construction materials
 * France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1999)
 * NA (yearend 2003 est.)
 * $NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies (1995)
 * euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
 * EUR; FRF
 * euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
 * calendar year
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!| Telephones - main lines in use: !| Telephones - mobile cellular: !| Telephone system: domestic: NA international: country code - 590; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Martinique !| Radio broadcast stations: !| Radios: !| Television broadcast stations: !| Televisions: !| Internet country code: !| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): !| Internet users:
 * 210,000 (2001)
 * 323,500 (2002)
 * general assessment: domestic facilities inadequate
 * AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)
 * 113,000 (1997)
 * 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
 * 118,000 (1997)
 * .gp
 * 3 (2000)
 * 20,000 (2002)
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!| Highways: paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1998) !| Ports and harbors: !| Merchant marine: registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.) foreign-owned: France 1 by type: passenger 1 !| Airports: !| Airports - with paved runways: over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.) !| Airports - with unpaved runways: under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
 * total: 2,467 km
 * Basse-Terre, Gustavia (on Saint Barthelemy), Marigot, Pointe-a-Pitre
 * total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,240 GRT/109 DWT
 * 9 (2003 est.)
 * total: 8
 * total: 1
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!| Military branches: !| Military - note:
 * no regular military forces
 * defense is the responsibility of France
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