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	Guadeloupe (2006)	Guadeloupe (2005)

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.)	0-14 years: 24% (male 55,072/female 52,677) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 148,880/female 151,238) 65 years and over: 9.1% (male 17,032/female 23,814) (2005 est.)
Airports	9 (2006)	9 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2006)	total: 8 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Birth rate	15.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	15.42 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $637.7 million expenditures: $680.1 million; including capital expenditures of $112.5 million (2002)	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
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)	Basse-Terre
Death rate	6.09 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	6.06 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$NA (yearend 2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient	$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies (2004)	NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies (2004)
Economy - overview	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.	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	1.084 billion kWh (2003)	1.079 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2003)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2003)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	1.165 billion kWh (2003)	1.16 billion kWh (2002)
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 j(2001)	euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 j(2001), 1.0854 (2000)
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	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Paul GIROT DE LANGLADE (since 17 August 2004) 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	NA
Exports - commodities	bananas, sugar, rum, melons, spring water	bananas, sugar, rum
Exports - partners	France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (2004)	France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1999)
Flag description	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	the flag of France is used
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (2002 est.)	agriculture: 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $7,900 (2003 est.)
Highways	-	total: 947 km (2002)
Imports	NA bbl/day	NA
Imports - partners	France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (2004)	France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1999)
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.)	total: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
International organization participation	UPU, WCL, WFTU	WCL, WFTU
Irrigated land	60 sq km (2003)	20 sq km (1998 est.)
Labor force	191,400 (1999)	125,900 (1997)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 15% industry: 20% services: 65% (2002)	NA
Land boundaries	total: 15 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 15 km	total: 10.2 km border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km
Land use	arable land: 11.7% permanent crops: 2.92% other: 85.38% (2005)	arable land: 11.24% permanent crops: 3.55% other: 85.21% (2001)
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	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 NA 2010); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held NA 2010) 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 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: 78.06 years male: 74.91 years female: 81.37 years (2006 est.)	total population: 77.9 years male: 74.74 years female: 81.21 years (2005 est.)
Merchant marine	-	total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,240 GRT/109 DWT by type: passenger 1 foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)
Net migration rate	-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)	-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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]	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 [Marlene MELISSE and Favrot DAVRAIN]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Marcel ESDRAS]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (including RPR) [Robert JOYEUX]
Population	452,776 (July 2006 est.)	448,713 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate	0.88% (2006 est.)	0.92% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Basse-Terre, Gustavia, Pointe-a-Pitre
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.)	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 (2005 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular	314,700 (2004)	323,500 (2002)
Total fertility rate	1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.)	1.91 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	26.9% (2003)	27.8% (1998)

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