Area: 1 628 sq km
Population: 375 693 inhab. (estimate 2021)
Density: 230.77 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 16° N; long. 62° W
Capital: Basse-Terre (chief town) 10 046 inhab. (2018); Basse-Terre 50 876 inhab. (2018), urban agglomeration
Currency: euro (100 cents)
Guadeloupe

GMT -4
DST not applied
Annual average temperature (°C) Pointe-à-Pitre 25.4
Average temperature in January/July (°C) Pointe-à-Pitre 23.5/26.5
Daily sunshine hours in June/December (average) Pointe-à-Pitre 8/7
Annual average precipitation (mm) Pointe-à-Pitre 1880
Days of rainfall (annual average) Pointe-à-Pitre 180

An overseas region and department of Metropolitan France, Guadeloupe is administered by a General Council (42 members) and a Regional Council (41 members) elected directly with a mandate of six years. It is represented in Paris by four deputies and three senators. When an institutional referendum was held in 2003, the inhabitants of Guadeloupe chose to maintain their status quo, whereas the two islands of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin decided to become separate overseas collectivities.
Geography.
This archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, has two main islands: Grande-Terre in the east and Basse-Terre in the west (highest point 1467 m).
Administrative division
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Les Abymes | 54 260 | inhab. | 2016 |
Baie-Mahault | 30 868 | inhab. | 2016 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Pointe-à-Pitre - Les Abymes | 310 251 | inhab. | 2016 |
Basse-Terre | 50 876 | inhab. | 2018 |
Population
Population.
Most of the population on the two main islands are of mixed race, while the population on the smaller islands is mainly white.
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Birth rate | 12.4 | ‰ | 2020 |
Death rate | 9.9 | ‰ | 2020 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
mulatto | 76.7 | % | 2000 |
mestizo | 10$ | % | 2000 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Catholic | 85.2 | % | 2010 |
Protestant | 7.5 | % | 2010 |
DESCRIPTION |
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French (official) |
French Creole |
Economy
The main agricultural crops, which fuel the transformation industries and exports, are sugar cane, pineapples and bananas. Over 40% of the surface area is covered by forests.
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100) | 92.22 | index | 2016 |
GDP | 4 460 | M US$ | 2001 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Unemployment rate | 17$ | % | 2020 |
Unemployment rate, Females | 55.8 | % | 2016 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
agriculture | 0.9 | % | 2014 |
industry and services | 99.1 | % | 2014 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
agriculture | 3$ | % | 2015 |
industry | 11.7 | % | 2015 |
Agriculture
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
arable land | 15.883 | % | 2018 |
forests | 44.469 | % | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cassava | 1.221 | 1000 t | 2018 |
roots and tubers, total | 11.127 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cabbages | 2.83 | 1000 t | 2018 |
carrots and turnips | 0.755 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
beans, green | 0.973 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
coconuts | 0.233 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cocoa | 0$ | 1000 t | 2017 |
coffee | 0.03 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
sugar cane | 669.573 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
apricots | 0.027 | 1000 t | 2018 |
fruits, total | 81.487 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
citrus fruits | 4.779 | 1000 t | 2018 |
grapefruits | 1.011 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
avocados | 0.21 | 1000 t | 2018 |
bananas | 58.146 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cassava | 0.091 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
sweet potatoes | 0.111 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cabbages | 0.368 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
carrots and turnips | 0.051 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
beans, green | 0.079 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
coconuts | 0.075 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cocoa | 0.001 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
coffee | 0.034 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
sugar cane | 10.384 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
citrus fruits | 0.681 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
grapefruits | 0.088 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
avocados | 0.021 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
bananas | 2.75 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
timber | 15 000 | m³ | 2019 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cattle | 77.205 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
cattle and buffaloes | 77.205 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
pigs | 15.396 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
sheep | 1.34 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
goats | 13.819 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
asses | 0.167 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
asses and mules | 0.306 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
birds | 311 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
eggs | 1.957 | 1000 t | 2018 |
hides and skins | 0.558 | 1000 t | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
crustaceans and molluscs | 192 | t | 2019 |
freshwater fishes | 2$ | t | 2019 |
Minerals
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
salt | 49$ | 1000 t | 2011 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
limestone | 5$ | 1000 t | 2011 |
pumice | 200 | 1000 t | 2019 |
Energy
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
- thermal | 1 445 | M kWh | 2018 |
- other renew. | 214.75 | M kWh | 2018 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
- thermal | 430 | 1000 kW | 2018 |
- other renew. | 172.6 | 1000 kW | 2019 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
total net generation | 1 659.75 | M kWh | 2018 |
total installed capacity | 587.6 | 1000 kW | 2018 |
Industry
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
rum | 87.098 | 1000 hl | 2020 |
sugar | 45.7 | 1000 t | 2020 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cement | 310 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Tourism
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Number of arrivals | 735 000 | units | 2018 |
Receipts | 860 | M US$ | 2018 |
Social and welfare
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Illiteracy rate, adult | 3.7 | % | 2015 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Hospital beds | 6.4 | per 1000 pop. | 2003 |
Physicians | 2.1 | per 1000 pop. | 2003 |
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Access to improved drinking-water source | 98$ | % | 2004 |
Access to improved sanitation | 64$ | % | 2004 |