STATISTICS: GUADELOUPE

Guadeloupe Official name: Dpartement de la Guadeloupe (Department of Guadeloupe). Political status: overseas department (France{1}) with two legislative houses (General Council ; Regional Council ). Chief of state: President of France. Heads of government: Commissioner of the Republic (for France); President of the General Council (for Guadeloupe); President of the Regional Council (for Guadeloupe). Capital: Basse-Terre. Official language: French. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = F 5.60; 1 = F 9.53. Demography Population (1998): 434,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 631.7, persons per sq km 243.8. Urban-rural (1995){2}: urban 99.4%; rural 0.6%. Sex distribution (1995): male 48.83%; female 51.17%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 26.1%; 15-29, 27.5%; 30-44, 22.3%; 45-59, 13.1%; 60-74, 7.7%; 75 and over, 3.3%. Population projection: (2000) 443,000; (2010) 482,000. Doubling time: 58 years. Ethnic composition (1991): Creole (mulatto) 77.0%; black 10.0%; Guadeloupe mestizo (French-East Asian) 10.0%; white 2.0%; other 1.0%. Religious affiliation (1995): Roman Catholic 81.1%; Jehovah's Witness 4.8%; Protestant 4.7%; other 9.4%. Major communes (1990): Les Abymes 62,605; Saint-Martin 28,518; Pointe--Pitre 26,029 (141,000{3}{4}); Le Gosier 20,688; Basse-Terre 14,003 (53,000{3}). Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1995): 16.3 (world avg. 25.0); (1994) legitimate 38.7%; illegitimate 61.3%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1995): 5.7 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 10.6 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1990-95): 2.2. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1995): 4.3. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1995): 1.3. Life expectancy at birth (1990-95): male 71.1 years; female 78.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1992): diseases of the circulatory system 189.0; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 110.3; accidents, violence, and poisoning 66.3; diseases of the digestive system 33.3; infectious and parasitic diseases 29.3; endocrine and metabolic diseases 27.5. National economy Budget (1994). Revenue: F 2,971,000,000 (tax revenues 64.8%, of which direct taxes 33.7%; advances, loans, and transfers 29.8%; nontax revenues 4.6%). Expenditures: F 6,199,000,000 (current expenditures 65.6%, capital [development] expenditures 17.2%; advances and loans 17.1%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1990{5}): U.S.$58,000,000. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$458,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad, n.a. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 376,000, bananas 116,000, yams 7,000, plantains 6,000, sweet potatoes 5,000, pineapples 4,000, cucumbers and gherkins 4,000, tomatoes 3,000, melons 3,000, and flowers are also produced for export; livestock (number of live animals) 63,000 goats, 60,000 cattle, 14,000 pigs; roundwood (1995) 15,300 cu m; fish catch (1995) 9,530. Mining and quarrying (1993): pumice 210,000. Manufacturing (1996): cement 282,571; raw sugar 48,896; rum 66,483 hectolitres; other products include clothing, wooden furniture and posts, and metalware. Construction (buildings authorized; 1992): residential 358,474 sq m; nonresidential 160,084 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1996) 1,098,000,000 (987,600,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) none (446,000); natural gas, none (none). Population economically active (1993): total 175,500; activity rate of total population 42.0% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 73.2%; female 45.5%; unemployed 27.8%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 3.4; income per household (1988) F 105,400 (U.S.$17,700); sources of income (1988): wages and salaries 78.9%, self-employment 12.7%, transfer payments 8.4%; expenditure (1990): food and beverages 30.9%, transportation and communications 20.5%, housing and lighting 11.3%, household durables 9.3%, clothing and footwear 9.3%, energy and fuel 7.7%. Gross national product (1990): U.S.$1,160,000,000 (U.S.$2,970 per capita). Land use (1994): forest 39.1%: pasture 14.2%; agriculture 16.0%; other 30.7%. Foreign trade Imports (1995): F 9,459,415,000 (consumer goods 26.5%, food and agriculture products 17.3%, machinery and equipment 15.7%, transport vehicles and parts 11.2%). Major import sources (1995): France 63.8%; other EEC 13.5%; United States 3.3%; Martinique 2.4%; Japan 2.2%. Exports (1995): F 804,096,000 (bananas 25.4%, sugar 11.4%, rum 4.4%, melons 2.9%). Major export destinations (1995): France 65.8%; Martinique 10.5%; other EEC 10.3%; French Guiana 2.1%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1996): total length 1,988 mi, 3,200 km (paved 80%). Vehicles (1993); passenger cars 101,600; trucks and buses 37,500. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 20; deadweight tonnage 4,430. Air transport (1996): passenger arrivals and departures 1,854,971; cargo handled 13,473 metric tons, cargo unloaded 4,823 metric tons; airports (1997) with scheduled flights 7. Education and health Educational attainment (1990). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: incomplete primary, or no declaration 59.8%; primary education 14.5%; secondary 19.0%; higher 6.7%. Literacy (1982): total population age 15 and over literate 225,400 (90.1%); males literate 108,700 (89.7%); females literate 116,700 (90.5%). Health (1991): physicians 590 (1 per 680 persons); hospital beds 3,230 (1 per 122 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1994) 7.9. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,732 (vegetable products 75%, animal products 25%); 129% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1994): 535 French troops. {1} Guadeloupe elects 4 deputies and 2 senators to French parliament. {2} Urban defined as locality with 2,000 or more inhabitants. {3} Urban agglomeration. {4} Includes Les Abymes. {5} Includes external long-term private debt not guaranteed by the government.