| Guadeloupe (2002) | Guadeloupe (2001) | |
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| 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.)  | 
				0-14 years: 
 24.99% (male 55,030; female 52,722) 15-64 years: 66.22% (male 141,294; female 144,232) 65 years and over: 8.79% (male 15,901; female 21,991) (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Airports | 9 (2001) | 9 (2000 est.) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 8 
 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002)  | 
				total: 
 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1 1 
 under 914 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				total: 
 1 under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| 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: 
 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  | 
				
| 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 | Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint-Martin is divided with the Netherlands (whose southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles). | 
| Birth rate | 16.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 16.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 
| Budget | revenues: $225 million 
 expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)  | 
				revenues: 
 $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)  | 
				
| 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: 
 Department of Guadeloupe conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe  | 
				
| Currency | euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) | French franc (FRF); euro (EUR) | 
| Death rate | 6.03 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 
| Electricity - consumption | 1.293 billion kWh (2000) | 1.209 billion kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2000) | 0 kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2000) | 0 kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - production | 1.39 billion kWh (2000) | 1.3 billion kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 100% 
 hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)  | 
				fossil fuel: 
 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999)  | 
				
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m 
 highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m  | 
				lowest point: 
 Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Soufriere 1,467 m  | 
				
| 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) | Euros per US dollar - 1.0659 (January 2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996) | 
| 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: 
 President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean FEDINI (since NA 1996) head of government: President of the General Council Marcellin LUBETH (since NA March 1998); President of the Regional Council Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY (since 22 March 1992) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-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) | $140 million (f.o.b., 1997) | 
| Flag description | the flag of France is used | three horizontal bands, a narrow green band (top), a wide red band, and a narrow green band; the green bands are separated from the red band by two narrow white stripes; a gold five-pointed star is centered in the red band toward the hoist side; the flag of France is used for official occasions | 
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 15% 
 industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.)  | 
				agriculture: 
 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.)  | 
				
| 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 | - | 
| Highways | total: 2,560 km 
 paved: 965 km unpaved: 1,595 km (1996)  | 
				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%  | 
				lowest 10%: 
 NA% highest 10%: NA%  | 
				
| Imports | $1.7 billion c.i.f. (1997) | $1.7 billion (c.i.f., 1997) | 
| Infant mortality rate | 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 9.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) | 
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | NA | 
| Irrigated land | 20 sq km (1998 est.) | 30 sq km (1993 est.) | 
| Labor force | 125,900 (1997) (1997) | 125,900 (1997) | 
| Land boundaries | total: 10.2 km 
 border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 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.)  | 
				arable land: 
 14% permanent crops: 4% permanent pastures: 14% forests and woodland: 39% other: 29% (1993 est.)  | 
				
| 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  | 
				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 - diverse left parties 11, PS 8, RPR 8, PPDG 6, diverse right parties 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 25 May - 1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FGPS 2, RPR 1, PPDG 1  | 
				
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.35 years 
 male: 74.19 years female: 80.66 years (2002 est.)  | 
				total population: 
 77.16 years male: 74.01 years female: 80.48 years (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write 
 total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)  | 
				definition: 
 age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90% male: 90% female: 90% (1982 est.)  | 
				
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 200 NM 
 territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				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.)  | 
				total: 
 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,240 GRT/109 DWT ships by type: passenger 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | French Forces, Gendarmerie | 
| Nationality | noun: Guadeloupian(s) 
 adjective: Guadeloupe  | 
				noun: 
 Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe  | 
				
| Natural hazards | hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano | hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active volcano | 
| Net migration rate | -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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] | Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Christian CELESTE]; 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] | 
| Population | 435,739 (July 2002 est.) | 431,170 (July 2001 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | 1.04% (2002 est.) | 1.07% (2001 est.) | 
| Railways | total: NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines | total: 
 NA km; privately owned, narrow-gauge plantation lines  | 
				
| 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.)  | 
				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 (2001 est.)  | 
				
| 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: 
 domestic facilities inadequate domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Martinique  | 
				
| Total fertility rate | 1.92 children born/woman (2002 est.) | 1.93 children born/woman (2001 est.) | 
| Unemployment rate | 27.8% (1998) (1998) | 27.8% (1998) |