Compare Guadeloupe (2002) - British Indian Ocean Territory (2008)

Compare Guadeloupe (2002) z British Indian Ocean Territory (2008)

	Guadeloupe (2002)	British Indian Ocean Territory (2008)

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)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002)	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	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)	total: 54,400 sq km land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km water: 54,340 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
Area - comparative	10 times the size of Washington, DC	land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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	Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order that had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
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	Basse-Terre	-
Climate	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity	tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline	306 km	698 km
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	-
Country name	conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe	conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory conventional short form: none abbreviation: BIOT
Currency	euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)	-
Death rate	6.03 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	overseas department of France	overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia; in 2001, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, evicted in 1967 and 1973 and now residing chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation; in May 2006, the High Court of London reversed U.K. Government's 2004 orders of council that banned habitation on the islands; a small group of Chagossians visited Diego Garcia in April 2006; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricts access to the largest viable island in the chain
Economic aid - recipient	$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies	-
Economy - overview	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.	All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the native Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing. The territory makes money by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps.
Electricity - consumption	1.293 billion kWh (2000)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production	1.39 billion kWh (2000)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military
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	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 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 - 1.1324 (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: 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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Commissioner Leigh TURNER (since July 2006); Administrator Tony HUMPHRIES (since February 2005); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
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 France is used	white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
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	16 15 N, 61 35 W	6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
Geography - note	a narrow channel, the Riviere Salee, divides Guadeloupe proper into two islands: the larger, western Basse-Terre and the smaller, eastern Grande-Terre	archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
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.)	0 sq km
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: 10.2 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 10.65% permanent crops: 4.14% other: 85.21% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	French (official) 99%, Creole patois	-
Legal system	French legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
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	Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico	archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Political Map of the World
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 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	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
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	NA
Natural resources	cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism	coconuts, fish, sugarcane
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	435,739 (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, there were approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia
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	AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 2, 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	general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet international: country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
Telephones - main lines in use	171,000 (1996)	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	-
Television broadcast stations	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	1 (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	flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation)
Total fertility rate	1.92 children born/woman (2002 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	27.8% (1998) (1998)	-
Waterways	none	-

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