Guadeloupe

Official Title: France

General Information

Capital: Basse-Terre (national: Paris)
Population: 453,000
Total Area: 1,780 km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.66 € Euro (EUR)
National Holiday: 14 July (1789 Taking of the Bastille)
Language(s): French

Political Information

Type of State:
Overseas Department & Region of the French Re

Type of Government:
The Region/Department of Guadeloupe includes a few smaller surrounding islands: la Désirade, the Saints, Marie-Galante, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin. Guadeloupe, as an integral part of France (and the European Union) elects 2 seats to the French Senate and 4 seats to the French National Assembly in Paris. French regions do not have legislative autonomy nor can they issue régulations. They do levy their own distinct taxes. Guadeloupe elects on regional/departemental level, 2 councils with diverging powers. The Regional Council has 41 members, elected for a 6 year term by proportional representation. The General Council has 42 members elected for a 6 year term in single seat-constituencies.

Head of State:
(President of France) Rep. Paul Girot de Langlade

Head of Government:
(Prime Minister of France) Rep. Paul Girot de Langlade

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Philipe Douste-Blazy State affairs: Nicholas Sarkozy

Main Political Parties:
Local political parties: People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG), Guadeloupean Objective (OG).

Elections:
2004. Next in elections in 2010

Economic Information

Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable.

Trade and Investment

Canadian exports from country: $
Canadian imports from country: $
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Guadeloupe: million

Representation

January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World