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 Akrotiri (2006)Guadeloupe (2002)
 AkrotiriGuadeloupe
Administrative divisions - none (overseas department of France)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 55,393; female 53,047)


15-64 years: 66.2% (male 142,945; female 145,757)


65 years and over: 8.9% (male 16,168; female 22,429) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products - bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats
Airports - 9 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 8


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 5 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
total: 1,780 sq km


land: 1,706 sq km


water: 74 sq km


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)
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC 10 times the size of Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. 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
Birth rate - 16.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget - revenues: $225 million


expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
Capital name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Basse-Terre
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
Coastline 56.3 km 306 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe


conventional short form: Guadeloupe


local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe


local short form: Guadeloupe
Currency - euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
Death rate - 6.03 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. The 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.
Electricity - consumption - 1.293 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production - 1.39 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m
Environment - current issues shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base NA
Ethnic groups - black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates - Euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Dominique VIAN (since 6 August 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY (since 22 March 1992)


cabinet: 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


election results: NA
Exports - $140 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities - bananas, sugar, rum
Exports - partners - France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1997)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the UK is used the flag of France is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1997 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 15%


industry: 17%


services: 68% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $9,000 (1997 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 16 15 N, 61 35 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre
Highways - total: 2,560 km


paved: 965 km


unpaved: 1,595 km (1996)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $1.7 billion c.i.f. (1997)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods, construction materials
Imports - partners - France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1997)
Independence - none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate - 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - FZ, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 3 (2000)
Irrigated land - 20 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch - Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique
Labor force - 125,900 (1997) (1997)
Labor force - by occupation - NA
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
total: 10.2 km


border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
Land use - arable land: 10.65%


permanent crops: 4.14%


other: 85.21% (1998 est.)
Languages English, Greek French (official) 99%, Creole patois
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply French legal system
Legislative branch - 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)


elections: General Council - last held 22 March 1998 (next to be held by NA 2004); Regional Council - last held 15 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2004)


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 - percent of vote by party - RPR 48.03%, PS/PPDG/diverse left parties 24.49%, PCG 5.29%, diverse right parties 5.73%; seats by party - RPR 25, PS/PPDG/diverse left parties 12, PCG 2, diverse right parties 2


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 2002); percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 1, PS 2, PC 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 77.35 years


male: 74.19 years


female: 80.66 years (2002 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90%


male: 90%


female: 90% (1982 est.)
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references Middle East Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,240 GRT/109 DWT


ships by type: passenger 1


note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
National holiday - Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality - noun: Guadeloupian(s)


adjective: Guadeloupe
Natural hazards - hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
Natural resources - cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Net migration rate - -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Christian CELESTE]; FGPS [Dominique LARIFLA]; Progressive Democratic Party or PPDG [Henri BANGOU]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Aldo BLAISE]; Socialist Party or PS [Georges LOUISOR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Marcel ESDRAS]
Political pressure groups and leaders - 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
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
435,739 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 1.04% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Basse-Terre, Gustavia (on Saint Barthelemy), Marigot, Pointe-a-Pitre
Radio broadcast stations FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 113,000 (1997)
Railways - total: NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines
Religions - Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 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 (2002 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: domestic facilities inadequate


domestic: NA


international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Martinique
Telephones - main lines in use - 171,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular - NA
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain - 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
Total fertility rate - 1.92 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate - 27.8% (1998) (1998)
Waterways - none
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