Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2006) - Guadeloupe (2003)

Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2006) z Guadeloupe (2003)

	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2006)	Guadeloupe (2003)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	none (overseas department of France)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 24.7% (male 55,521; female 53,137) 15-64 years: 66.4% (male 144,764; female 147,449) 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 16,443; female 22,875) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats
Airports	-	9 (2002)
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 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	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	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware	10 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.	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	-	16.16 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
Capital	-	Basse-Terre
Climate	antarctic	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
Coastline	1,232 km	306 km
Constitution	-	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises abbreviation: TAAF	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	-	6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Michel CHAMPON (since 20 December 2004), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)	overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international	French claim to "Adelie Land" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies
Economy - overview	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.	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.
Electricity - consumption	-	1.074 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	-	1.155 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 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 - 1.06 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998)
Executive branch	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Senior Administrator Michel CHAMPON	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	-	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	-	bananas, sugar, rum
Exports - partners	-	France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1999)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France 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	43 00 S, 67 00 E	16 15 N, 61 35 W
Geography - note	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean	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: 2,467 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1998)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	NA (2001)
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% (1999)
Independence	-	none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 9.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.33 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	NA%
International organization participation	-	FZ, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	3 (2000)
Irrigated land	0 sq km	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)
Labor force - by occupation	-	NA
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 10.2 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 10.65% permanent crops: 4.14% other: 85.21% (1998 est.)
Languages	-	French (official) 99%, Creole patois
Legal system	the laws of France, 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 2007); percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 2, PS 1, different right parties 1
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 77.53 years male: 74.37 years female: 80.84 years (2003 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)
Location	southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references	Antarctic Region	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 77 ships (1000 GRT or over) 3,432,833 GRT/5,345,291 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, chemical tanker 27, container 18, liquefied gas 5, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 4 foreign-owned: 76 (Belgium 6, Denmark 2, France 36, Germany 2, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Norway 12, Saudi Arabia 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 1, UK 1) (2006)	total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 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	defense is the responsibility of France	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	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano
Natural resources	fish, crayfish	cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Net migration rate	-	-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Mona CADOCE]; FGPS [Dominique LARIFLA]; Progressive Democratic Party or PPDG [Henri BANGOU]; Rally for the Republic or RPR (may have become UMP) [Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY]; 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: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2006 est.)	440,189 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	1% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Basse-Terre, Gustavia (on Saint Barthelemy), Marigot, Pointe-a-Pitre
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	-	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: 1.05 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 (2003 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	-	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	volcanic	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 (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	27.8% (1998)
Waterways	-	none

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