The 2001 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Communications

      Telephones - main lines in use: 27,000 (1997)

      Telephones - mobile cellular: 976 (1997)

      Telephone system: general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system

      domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links

      international: new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios: 57,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997)

      Televisions: 33,000 (1997)

      Internet country code: .gd

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 14 (2000)

      Internet users: 2,000 (2000)

      Grenada Transportation

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 1,040 km

      paved: 638 km

      unpaved: 402 km (1996)

      Waterways: none

      Ports and harbors: Grenville, Saint George's

      Merchant marine: none (2000 est.)

      Airports: 3 (2000 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 3

      2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

      under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)

      Grenada Military

      Military branches: Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special

       Service Unit), Coast Guard

      Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

      Grenada Transnational Issues

      Disputes - international: none

      Illicit drugs: small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US

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      @Guadeloupe

      Guadeloupe Introduction

      Background: Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint-Martin is divided with the Netherlands (whose southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles).

      Guadeloupe Geography

      Location: Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico

      Geographic coordinates: 16 15 N, 61 35 W

      Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

      Area: total: 1,780 sq km

      land: 1,706 sq km

      water: 74 sq km

      note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin

      Area - comparative: 10 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: total: 10.2 km

      border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km

      Coastline: 306 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

      territorial sea: 12 NM

      Climate: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity

      Terrain: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

      highest point: Soufriere 1,467 m

      Natural resources: cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism

      Land use: arable land: 14%

      permanent crops: 4%

      permanent pastures: 14%

      forests and woodland: 39%

      other: 29% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: 30 sq km (1993 est.)

      Natural hazards: hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active volcano

      Environment - current issues: NA

      Guadeloupe People

      Population: 431,170 (July 2001 est.)

      Age structure: 0–14 years: 24.99% (male 55,030; female 52,722)

      15–64 years: 66.22% (male 141,294; female 144,232)

      65 years and over: 8.79% (male 15,901; female 21,991) (2001 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.07% (2001 est.)

      Birth rate: 16.91 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Net migration rate: −0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

      Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.04 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 (2001 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 9.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.16 years

      male: 74.01 years

      female: 80.48 years (2001 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.93 children born/woman (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

      Nationality: noun: Guadeloupian(s)

      adjective: Guadeloupe

      Ethnic groups: black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian,

       Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

      Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%,

       Protestant 1%

      Languages: French (official) 99%, Creole patois

      Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 90%

      male: 90%

      female: 90% (1982 est.)

      Guadeloupe Government

      Country name: conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe

      conventional short form: Guadeloupe

      local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe

      local short form: Guadeloupe

      Dependency status: overseas department of France

      Government type: NA

      Capital: Basse-Terre

      Administrative divisions: none (overseas department of France)

      Independence: