Compare Saint Lucia (2004) - French Guiana (2004)

Compare Saint Lucia (2004) z French Guiana (2004)

	Saint Lucia (2004)	French Guiana (2004)

Administrative divisions	11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort	none (overseas department of France)
Age structure	0-14 years: 30.7% (male 25,913; female 24,467) 15-64 years: 64.1% (male 51,750; female 53,530) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 3,159; female 5,394) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 29.6% (male 28,959; female 27,657) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 66,388; female 57,020) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 5,736; female 5,549) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa	corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
Airports	2 (2003 est.)	11 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 4 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 616 sq km land: 606 sq km water: 10 sq km	total: 91,000 sq km land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km
Area - comparative	3.5 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly smaller than Indiana
Background	The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.	First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.
Birth rate	20.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $141.2 million expenditures: $146.7 million, including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (2000 est.)	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
Capital	Castries	Cayenne
Climate	tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August	tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	158 km	378 km
Constitution	22 February 1979	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Saint Lucia	conventional long form: Department of Guiana conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	euro (EUR)
Death rate	5.18 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$214 million (2000)	$1.2 billion (1988)
Dependency status	-	overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER, is accredited to Saint Lucia	none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Sonia Merlyn JOHNNY chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795 FAX: [1] (202) 364-6723 consulate(s) general: Miami and New York	none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international	joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea	Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)
Economic aid - recipient	$51.8 million (1995)	NA (1995)
Economy - overview	Changes in the EU import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Economic fundamentals remain solid.	The economy is tied closely to the larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers.
Electricity - consumption	111.8 million kWh (2001)	423.2 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	120.2 million kWh (2001)	455 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
Environment - current issues	deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements	-
Ethnic groups	black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%	black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999)	Euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997) head of government: Prime Minister Kenneth Davis ANTHONY (since 24 May 1997) and Deputy Prime Minister Mario MICHEL (since 24 May 1997) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Ange MANCINI (since 31 July 2002) head of government: President of the General Council Joseph HO-TEN-YOU (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (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; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
Exports	NA (2001)	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil	shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing
Exports - partners	UK 48%, US 24%, Antigua and Barbuda 6%, Dominica 6%, Grenada 4% (2003)	France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border	the flag of France is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - $866 million (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1.551 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 7% industry: 20% services: 73% (2002 est.)	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $5,400 (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $8,300 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3.3% (2002 est.)	NA
Geographic coordinates	13 53 N, 60 68 W	4 00 N, 53 00 W
Geography - note	the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean	mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
Highways	total: 1,210 km paved: 63 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)	total: 722 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1996)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe	small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe
Imports	NA (2001)	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels	food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals
Imports - partners	US 36.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 19.6%, UK 7.4%, Venezuela 6.8% (2003)	France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2002 est.)
Independence	22 February 1979 (from UK)	none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-8.9% (1997 est.)	NA
Industries	clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing	construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining
Infant mortality rate	total: 13.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 12.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3% (2001 est.)	1.5% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO	UPU, WCL, WFTU
Irrigated land	30 sq km (1998 est.)	20 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (jurisdiction extends to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)	Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)
Labor force	43,800 (2001 est.)	58,800 (1997)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% (2002 est.)	agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km
Land use	arable land: 6.56% permanent crops: 22.95% other: 70.49% (2001)	arable land: 0.14% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)
Languages	English (official), French patois	French
Legal system	based on English common law	French legal system
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and two after consultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Assembly - last held 3 December 2001 (next to be held in December 2006) election results: House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - SLP 55%, UWP 37%, NA 3.5%; seats by party - SLP 14, UWP 3	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); 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 - PSG 5, various left-wing parties 5, independents 7, other 2; Regional Council - percent of vote by party - PS 28.28%, various left parties 22.56%, RPR 15.91%, independents 8.6%, Walwari Committee 6%; seats by party - PS 11, various left parties 9, RPR 6, independents 3, Walwari Committee 2 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; 2 seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, Walwari Committee 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 73.34 years male: 69.78 years female: 77.16 years (2004 est.)	total population: 76.89 years male: 73.57 years female: 80.38 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 67% male: 65% female: 69% (1980 est.)	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	South America
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none	-
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Military expenditures - dollar figure	NA	NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA	NA
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 52,294 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 33,914 (2004 est.)
National holiday	Independence Day, 22 February (1979)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Saint Lucian(s) adjective: Saint Lucian	noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese
Natural hazards	hurricanes and volcanic activity	high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
Natural resources	forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
Net migration rate	-2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	National Alliance or NA [George ODLUM]; Saint Lucia Freedom Party or SFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth ANTHONY]; Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini or STAFF [Christopher HUNTE]; United Workers Party or UWP [Dr. Morella JOSEPH]	Guyanese Democratic Action or ADG [Andre LECANTE]; Guyanese Socialist Party or PSG [Marie-Claude VERDAN]; Guyana Democratic Forces or FDG [Georges OTHILY]; Popular National Guyanese Party or PNPG [Jose DORCY]; Socialist Party or PS [Paul DEBRIETTE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [Muriel ICARE]; Walwari Committee (aligned with the PRG in France) [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	164,213 (July 2004 est.)	191,309 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	1.27% (2004 est.)	2.25% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Castries, Vieux Fort	Cayenne, Degrad des Cannes, Saint-Laurent du Maroni
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998)
Religions	Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 3%, other Protestant 7%	Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate system domestic: system is automatically switched international: country code - 1-758; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique	general assessment: NA domestic: fair open-wire and microwave radio relay system international: country code - 594; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	51,100 (2002)	51,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	14,300 (2002)	138,200 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)	3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys	low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Total fertility rate	2.25 children born/woman (2004 est.)	3.05 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	16.5% (1997 est.)	22% (2001)
Waterways	-	3,760 km note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2004)

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