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Department of Guadeloupe
Departement de la Guadeloupe
GOVERNMENT
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe
conventional short form: Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe |
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Dependency status:
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overseas department of France |
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Government type:
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NA |
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Capital:
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Basse-Terre |
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Administrative divisions:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Independence:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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National holiday:
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
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Constitution:
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28 September 1958 (French Constitution) |
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Legal system:
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French legal system |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Dominique VIAN (since 6 August 2002)
election results: 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 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 |
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Legislative branch:
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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) 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 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 |
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Judicial branch:
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Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique |
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Political parties and leaders:
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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] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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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 |
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International organization participation:
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FZ, WCL, WFTU |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (overseas department of France) |
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Flag description:
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the flag of France is used |
ECONOMY
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Economy - overview:
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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. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $3.7 billion (1997 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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NA% |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $9,000 (1997 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 15%
industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.) |
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Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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NA% |
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Labor force:
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125,900 (1997) (1997) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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NA |
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Unemployment rate:
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27.8% (1998) (1998) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $225 million
expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996) |
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Industries:
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construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
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Electricity - production:
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1.39 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% other: 0% (2000) nuclear: 0% |
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Electricity - consumption:
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1.293 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2000) |
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Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2000) |
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Agriculture - products:
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bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats |
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Exports:
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$140 million f.o.b. (1997) |
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Exports - commodities:
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bananas, sugar, rum |
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Exports - partners:
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France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1997) |
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Imports:
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$1.7 billion c.i.f. (1997) |
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Imports - commodities:
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foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods, construction materials |
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Imports - partners:
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France 63%, Germany 4%, US 3%, Japan 2%, Netherlands Antilles 2% (1997) |
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Debt - external:
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$NA |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies |
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Currency:
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euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) |
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Currency code:
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EUR; FRF |
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Exchange rates:
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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) |
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year |