The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

      Constitution:

       28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

      Legal system:

       French legal system

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May

       1995), represented by Prefect Paul GIROT DE LANGLADE (since 17

       August 2004)

       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 Victorin

       LUREL (since 2 April 2004)

       cabinet: NA

      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 28 March 2004 (next

       to be held NA 2010)

       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 2007); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 2, PS

       1, different right parties 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 (second

       round) - percent of vote by party - PS 58.4%, UMP 41.6%; seats by

       party - PS 29, UMP 12

      Judicial branch:

       Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe,

       French Guiana, and Martinique

      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

       [Marlene MELISSE and Favrot DAVRAIN]; Union for French Democracy or

       UDF [Marcel ESDRAS]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [Robert

       JOYEUX]

      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; The Socialist Renewal Movement

      International organization participation:

       WCL, WFTU

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (overseas department of France)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       none (overseas department of France)

      Flag description:

       the flag of France is used

      Economy Guadeloupe

      Economy - overview:

       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.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $3.513 billion (2003 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       NA

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2001 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 15% industry: 17% services: 68% (1997 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       NA

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

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