Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2008) - Guadeloupe (2006)

Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2008) z Guadeloupe (2006)

	Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2008)	Guadeloupe (2006)

Administrative divisions	-	none (overseas department of France)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 23.6% (male 54,725/female 52,348) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 150,934/female 153,094) 65 years and over: 9.2% (male 17,353/female 24,322) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats
Airports	-	9 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island	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 eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	10 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.	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	-	15.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $637.7 million expenditures: $680.1 million; including capital expenditures of $112.5 million (2002)
Capital	-	name: Basse-Terre geographic coordinates: 16 00 N, 61 44 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
Coastline	74.1 km	306 km
Constitution	-	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands	conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe
Death rate	-	6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international	Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to these islands; Australia closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier Reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing and placed restrictions on certain catches	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies (2004)
Economy - overview	no economic activity	This 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.
Electricity - consumption	-	1.084 billion kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production	-	1.165 billion kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 3 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	-	black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates	-	euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 j(2001)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 12 June 2006) 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 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	-	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	-	bananas, sugar, rum, melons, spring water
Exports - partners	-	France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (2004)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	unofficial, local flag based upon the arms of the city of Pointe-a-Pitre; the field is divided horizontally with a narrow, blue stripe along the top edge charged with three gold fleurs-de-lis; the wider, lower portion of the field is black and charged with green sugar cane leaves - representing one of Guadeloupe's main crops - surmounted by a gold radiant sun representing the tropical climate; the only official flag is the national flag of France
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Geographic coordinates	12 14 S, 123 05 E	16 15 N, 61 35 W
Geography - note	Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983	a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	NA bbl/day
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% (2004)
Independence	-	none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 8.41 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	NA%
International organization participation	-	UPU, WCL, WFTU
Irrigated land	0 sq km	60 sq km (2003)
Judicial branch	-	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique
Labor force	-	191,400 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture: 15% industry: 20% services: 65% (2002)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 15 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2005)	arable land: 11.7% permanent crops: 2.92% other: 85.38% (2005)
Languages	-	French (official) 99%, Creole patois
Legal system	the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, 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 March 2004 (next to be held by in 2010); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held in March 2008 to elect half of the body) 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 note: Guadeloupe elects two representatives to the French Senate; elections last held September 2004 (next to be held September 2013); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA, Guadeloupe elects four representatives to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held June 2007); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1, different right parties 1
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 78.06 years male: 74.91 years female: 81.37 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references	Southeast Asia	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	-	no regular military forces
National holiday	-	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	-	noun: Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe
Natural hazards	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
Natural resources	fish	cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Net migration rate	-	-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
People - note	the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem	-
Political parties and leaders	-	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 [Jules OTTO]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Claudine LACAVE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (including Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR) [Gabrielle LOUIS-CARABIN]
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; The Socialist Renewal Movement
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island	452,776 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.88% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	-	Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: domestic facilities inadequate domestic: NA international: country code - 590; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Martinique
Telephones - main lines in use	-	210,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	314,700 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	-	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	low with sand and coral	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	-	1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	26.9% (2003)

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