Background: Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe

Geographic coordinates: 16 15 N 61 35 W

Map reference: Central America and the Caribbean

Area
Total: 1,780 km²
Land: 1,706 km²
Water: 74 km²
Note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthélemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Exports: $147.8 million f.o.b. (2002)
Commodities: bananas sugar rum melons spring water
Partners: France 60% Martinique 18% US 4% (2004)

Imports: $1.766 billion c.i.f. (2002)
Commodities: foodstuffs fuels vehicles clothing and other consumer goods construction materials
Partners: France 63% Germany 4% US 3% Japan 2% Netherlands Antilles 2% (2004)

Debt external: $N/A

Exchange rates: euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005) 0.8054 (2004) 0.886 (2003) 1.0626 (2002) 1.1175 j(2001)

Natural gas
Production: 0 m³ (2003 est.)
Consumption: 0 m³ (2003 est.)

Telephones
Main lines in use: 210,000 (2001)