Compare Guadeloupe (2002) - Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2007)

Compare Guadeloupe (2002) z Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2007)

	Guadeloupe (2002)	Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2007)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas department of France)	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order
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: 23% (male 827/female 790) 15-64 years: 65.9% (male 2,352/female 2,288) 65 years and over: 11.1% (male 359/female 420) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats	vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Airports	9 (2001)	2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002)	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 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: 242 sq km land: 242 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
Area - comparative	10 times the size of Washington, DC	1.5 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	First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.
Birth rate	16.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	13.08 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)	revenues: $70 million expenditures: $60 million (1996 est.)
Capital	Basse-Terre	name: Saint-Pierre geographic coordinates: 46 46 N, 56 11 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Climate	subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity	cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
Coastline	306 km	120 km
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	4 October 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: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Currency	euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)	-
Death rate	6.03 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$NA
Dependency status	overseas department of France	self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies	approximately $60 million in annual grants from France
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.	The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector.
Electricity - consumption	1.293 billion kWh (2000)	46.5 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production	1.39 billion kWh (2000)	50 million kWh (2005)
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: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
Environment - current issues	NA	recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
Ethnic groups	black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%	Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
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 - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)
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 Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Yves FAUQUEUR (since 28 August 2006) head of government: President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 21 April 2002 (first round) and 5 May 2002 (second round) (next to be held in 2007); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council
Exports	$140 million f.o.b. (1997)	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	bananas, sugar, rum	fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts
Exports - partners	France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1997)	Spain 33.6%, Belgium 21.8%, India 18.3%, France 9.4%, US 7.5% (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with yellow wavy lines under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP	purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1997 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.)	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $9,000 (1997 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	NA%
Geographic coordinates	16 15 N, 61 35 W	46 50 N, 56 20 W
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	vegetation scanty
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%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$1.7 billion c.i.f. (1997)	NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods, construction materials	meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials
Imports - partners	France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1997)	France 51.3%, Canada 31.8%, Belgium 4.1% (2006)
Independence	none (overseas department of France)	none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism	fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism
Infant mortality rate	9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	total: 7.21 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	8.1% (2005)
International organization participation	FZ, WCL, WFTU	UPU, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	3 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	20 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique	Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force	125,900 (1997) (1997)	3,450 (2005)
Labor force - by occupation	NA	agriculture: 18% industry: 41% services: 41% (1996 est.)
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: 12.5% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.5% (2005)
Languages	French (official) 99%, Creole patois	French (official)
Legal system	French legal system	the laws of France, 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	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats, 15 from Saint Pierre and four from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: elections last held 19 and 26 in March 2006 (next to be held in March 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD 16, Cap sur l'Avenir 2, SPM Ensemble 1 note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect one seat to the French Senate; elections last held 26 September 2004 (next to be held in September 2013); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects one seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 77.35 years male: 74.19 years female: 80.66 years (2002 est.)	total population: 78.76 years male: 76.41 years female: 81.23 years (2007 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: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1982 est.)
Location	Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico	Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	North America
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic 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 France
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie	-
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Guadeloupian(s) adjective: Guadeloupe	noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women) adjective: French
Natural hazards	hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere de Guadeloupe is an active volcano	persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism	fish, deepwater ports
Net migration rate	-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 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]	Archipelago Tomorrow or AD affiliated with UDF/RPR list; Cap sur l'Avenir affiliated with PRG; Left Radical Party or PRG; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP); Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2000/Avenir Miquelon or SPM 2000/AM; Socialist Party or PS; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF
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	NA
Population	435,739 (July 2002 est.)	7,036 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	1.04% (2002 est.)	0.128% (2007 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 4, 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%	Roman Catholic 99%, other 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.)	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.028 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.855 male(s)/female total population: 1.011 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	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: adequate domestic: NA international: country code - 508; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system
Telephones - main lines in use	171,000 (1996)	4,800 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	-
Television broadcast stations	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (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	mostly barren rock
Total fertility rate	1.92 children born/woman (2002 est.)	2 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	27.8% (1998) (1998)	10.3% (1999)
Waterways	none	-

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