Names: conventional long form: Department of Guadeloupe conventional short form: Guadeloupe local long form: Departement de la Guadeloupe local short form: Guadeloupe

Capital City: Basse-Terre

Population: 452,776 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $7,900 (2003 est.)

Currency: euro (EUR)

Languages: French (official) 99%, Creole patois

Total 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) 10 times the size of Washington, DC

Region: North America

Industries: construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism

Agriculture: bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats

Resources: cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism

Labor Force: 191,400 (1999)
agriculture: 15% industry: 20% services: 65% (2002)

Exports: $147.8 million f.o.b. (2002)
bananas, sugar, rum, melons, spring water

Imports: $1.766 billion c.i.f. (2002)
foodstuffs, fuels, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods, construction materials

Overview: This 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.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $140,835 in goods to Guadeloupe. This ranks Guadeloupe 175^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Guadeloupe increased from the previous year by $87,587 a change of 164.49%. State exports to Guadeloupe have decreased over the last 5 years by $15,629 a change of -9.99%. Missouri exports account for .00%. of all 2007 US exports to Guadeloupe.