Communists:

an estimated 60,000 members and sympathizers

Member of:

AG, BIS, CCC, CE, CERN, COCOM, CSCE, EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, FAO, G-6, GATT,

IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT,

INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NACC, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA,

NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WHO,

WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Diplomatic representation:

Ambassador Christos ZACHARAKIS; Chancery at 2221 Massachusetts Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20008; telephone (202) 939-5800; there are Greek Consulates

General in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San

Francisco, and a Consulate in New Orleans

US:

Ambassador Michael G. SOTIRHOS; Embassy at 91 Vasilissis Sophias Boulevard,

10160 Athens (mailing address is APO AE 09842; telephone [30] (1) 721-2951

or 721-8401; there is a US Consulate General in Thessaloniki

Flag:

nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; there is a

blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross

symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country

:Greece Economy

Overview:

Greece has a mixed capitalistic economy with the basic entrepreneurial

system overlaid in 1981-89 by a socialist government that enlarged the

public sector from 55% of GDP in 1981 to about 70% when Prime Minister

Mitsotakis took office. Tourism continues as a major industry, and

agriculture - although handicapped by geographic limitations and fragmented,

small farms - is self-sufficient except for meat, dairy products, and animal

feedstuffs. The Mitsotakis government inherited several severe economic

problems from the preceding socialist and caretaker administrations, which

had neglected the runaway budget deficit, a ballooning current account

deficit, and accelerating inflation. In early 1991, the government secured a

$2.5 billion assistance package from the EC under the strictest terms yet

imposed on a member country, as the EC finally ran out of patience with

Greece's failure to put its financial affairs in order. Over the next three

years, Athens must bring inflation down to 7%, cut the current account

deficit and central government borrowing as a percentage of GDP, slash

public-sector employment by 10%, curb public-sector pay raises, and broaden

the tax base.

GDP:

purchasing power equivalent - $77.6 billion, per capita $7,730; real growth

rate 1.0% (1991)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

17.8% (1991)

Unemployment rate:

8.6% (1991)

Budget:

revenues $24.0 billion; expenditures $33.0 billion, including capital

expenditures of $3.3 billion (1991)

Exports:

$6.4 billion (f.o.b., 1990)

commodities:

manufactured goods 48%, food and beverages 22%, fuels and lubricants 6%

partners:

Germany 22%, Italy 17%, France 10%, UK 7%, US 6%

Imports:

$18.7 billion (c.i.f., 1990)

commodities:

consumer goods 33%, machinery 17%, foodstuffs 12%, fuels and lubricants 8%

partners:

Germany 21%, Italy 15%, Netherlands 11%, France 8%, UK 5%

External debt:

$25.5 billion (1990)

Industrial production:

growth rate - 2.4% (1990); accounts for 22% of GDP

Electricity:

10,500,000 kW capacity; 36,420 million kWh produced, 3,630 kWh per capita

(1991)

Industries:

food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products, tourism,

mining, petroleum

Agriculture:

including fishing and forestry, accounts for 17% of GDP and 27% of the labor

force; principal products - wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives,

tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; self-sufficient in food except meat,

dairy products, and animal feedstuffs; fish catch of 115,000 metric tons in

1988

Economic aid:

US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-81), $525 million; Western (non-US)

countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1,390 million

:Greece Economy

Currency:

drachma (plural - drachmas); 1 drachma (Dr) = 100 lepta

Exchange rates:

drachma (Dr) per US$1 - 182.33 (January 1992), 182.27 (1991), 158.51 (1990),

162.42 (1989), 141.86 (1988), 135.43 (1987)

Fiscal year:

calendar year

:Greece Communications

Railroads:

2,479 km total; 1,565 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, of which 36 km

electrified and 100 km double track, 892 km 1.000-meter gauge; 22 km

0.750-meter narrow gauge; all government owned

Highways:

38,938 km total; 16,090 km paved, 13,676 km crushed stone and gravel, 5,632

km improved earth, 3,540 km unimproved earth

Inland waterways:

80 km; system consists of three coastal canals and three unconnected rivers

Pipelines:

crude oil 26 km; petroleum products 547 km

Ports:

Piraievs, Thessaloniki

Merchant marine:

977 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,450,910 GRT/42,934,863 DWT;

includes 15 passenger, 66 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 136 cargo,

24 container, 15 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 18 refrigerated cargo, 1 vehicle

carrier, 196 petroleum tanker, 18 chemical tanker, 9 liquefied gas, 37

combination ore/oil, 3 specialized tanker, 417 bulk, 19 combination bulk, 1

livestock carrier; note - ethnic Greeks also own large numbers of ships

under the registry of Liberia, Panama, Cyprus, Malta, and The Bahamas

Civil air:

39 major transport aircraft

Airports:

77 total, 77 usable; 77 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways

over 3,659 m; 19 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 23 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications:

adequate, modern networks reach all areas; 4,080,000 telephones; microwave

carries most traffic; extensive open-wire network; submarine cables to

off-shore islands; broadcast stations - 29 AM, 17 (20 repeaters) FM, 361 TV;

tropospheric links, 8 submarine cables; 1 satellite earth station operating

in INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean antenna), and EUTELSAT

systems

:Greece Defense Forces

Branches:

Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, Police

Manpower availability:

males 15-49, 2,453,756; 1,883,152 fit for military service; 73,913 reach

military age (21) annually

Defense expenditures:

exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 5.6% of GDP (1991)

:Greenland Geography

Total area:

2,175,600 km2

Land area:

341,700 km2 (ice free)

Comparative area:

slightly more than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries:

none

Coastline:

44,087 km

Maritime claims:

Exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

Territorial sea:

3 nm

Disputes:

Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime claims between Greenland and Jan

Mayen

Climate:

arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters

Terrain:

flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous,

barren, rocky coast

Natural resources:

zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, cryolite, uranium, fish

Land use:

arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and

woodland NEGL%; other 99%

Environment:

sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; continuous

permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island

Note:

dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe

:Greenland People

Population:

57,407 (July 1992), growth rate 1.1% (1992)

Birth rate:

19 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate:

8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Net migration rate:

0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Infant mortality rate:

27 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth:

63 years male, 69 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate:

2.2 children born/woman (1992)

Nationality:

noun - Greenlander(s); adjective - Greenlandic

Ethnic divisions:

Greenlander (Eskimos and Greenland-born Caucasians) 86%, Danish 14%

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran

Languages:

Eskimo dialects, Danish

Literacy:

NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

Labor force:

22,800; largely engaged in fishing, hunting, sheep breeding

Organized labor:

NA

:Greenland Government

Long-form name:

none

Type:

part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrative division

Capital:

Nuuk (Godthab)

Administrative divisions:

3 municipalities (kommuner, - singular - kommun); - Nordgronland,

Ostgrnland, Vestgronland

Independence:

part of the Danish realm; self-governing overseas administrative division

Constitution:

Danish

Legal system:

Danish

National holiday:

Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)

Executive branch:

Danish monarch, high commissioner, home rule chairman, prime minister,

Cabinet (Landsstyre)

Legislative branch:

unicameral Parliament (Landsting)

Judicial branch:

High Court (Landsret)

Leaders:

Chief of State:

Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner

Bent KLINTE (since NA)

Head of Government:

Home Rule Chairman Lars Emil JOHANSEN (since 15 March 1991)

Political parties and leaders:

two-party ruling coalition - Siumut (a moderate socialist party that

advocates more distinct Greenlandic identity and greater autonomy from

Denmark), Lars Emil JOHANSEN, chairman; - Inuit - Ataqatigiit - (IA; - a -

Marxist-Leninist party that favors complete independence from Denmark rather

than home rule), leader NA; Atassut Party (a more conservative party that

favors continuing close relations with Denmark), leader NA; Polar Party

(conservative-Greenland nationalist), leader NA; Center Party (a new

nonsocialist protest party), leader NA

Suffrage:

universal at age 18

Elections:

Danish Folketing:

last held on 12 December 1990 (next to be held by December 1994); Greenland

elects two representatives to the Folketing; results - percent of vote by

party NA; seats - (2 total) Siumut 1, Atassut 1

Landsting:

last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held 5 March 1995); results - percent

of vote by party NA; seats - (27 total) Siumut 11, Atassut Party 8, Inuit

Ataqatigiit 5, Center Party 2, Polar Party 1

Member of:

NC

Diplomatic representation:

none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

Flag:

two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly

to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom

half is white

:Greenland Economy

Overview:

Over the past 25 years, the economy has changed from one based on

subsistence whaling, hunting, and fishing to one dependent on foreign trade.

Fishing is still the most important industry, accounting for over 75% of

exports and about 25% of the population's income. Maintenance of a social

welfare system similar to Denmark's has given the public sector a dominant

role in the economy. In 1990, the economy became critically dependent on

shrimp exports and on an annual subsidy (now about $500 million) from the

Danish Government because cod exports dropped off and commercial mineral

production stopped. As of 1992, the government also has taken control of the

health sector from Denmark. The new Home Rule government installed in March

1991 has decided to end much of the central control of the economy and to

open it wider to competitive forces.

GNP:

purchasing power equivalent - $500 million, per capita $9,000; real growth

rate 5% (1988)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

l.6% (1991)

Unemployment rate:

9% (1990 est.)

Budget:

revenues $381 million; expenditures $381 million, including capital

expenditures of $36 million (1989)

Exports:

$435 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.)

commodities:

fish and fish products 83%, metallic ores and concentrates 13%

partners:

Denmark 79%, Benelux 9%, Germany 5%

Imports:

$420 million (c.i.f., 1990 est.)

commodities:

manufactured goods 28%, machinery and transport equipment 24%, food and live

animals 12.4%, petroleum and petroleum products 12%

partners:

Denmark 65%, Norway 8.8%, US 4.6%, Germany 3.8%, Japan 3.8%, Sweden 2.4%

External debt:

$480 million (1990 est.)

Industrial production:

growth rate NA%

Electricity:

84,000 kW capacity; 176 million kWh produced, 3,180 kWh per capita (1991)

Industries:

fish processing (mainly shrimp), potential for platinum and gold mining,

handicrafts, shipyards

Agriculture:

sector dominated by fishing and sheep raising; crops limited to forage and

small garden vegetables; 1988 fish catch of 133,500 metric tons

Economic aid:

none

Currency:

Danish krone (plural - kroner); 1 Danish krone (DKr) = 100 re

Exchange rates:

Danish kroner (DKr) per US$1 - 6.447 (March 1992), 6.396 (1991), 6.189

(1990), 7.310 (1989), 6.732 (1988), 6.840 (1987)

Fiscal year:

calendar year

:Greenland Communications

Highways:

80 km

Ports:

Kangerluarsoruseq (Faeringehavn), Paamiut (Frederikshaab), Nuuk (Godthaab),

Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Julianehaab, Maarmorilik, North Star Bay

Merchant marine:

1 refrigerated cargo (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,021 GRT/1,778 DWT; note

- operates under the registry of Denmark

Civil air:

2 major transport aircraft

Airports:

11 total, 8 usable; 5 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over

3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications:

adequate domestic and international service provided by cables and

microwave; 17,900 telephones; broadcast stations - 5 AM, 7 (35 repeaters)

FM, 4 (9 repeaters) TV; 2 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean

INTELSAT earth station

:Greenland Defense Forces

Note:

defense is responsibility of Denmark

:Grenada Geography

Total area:

340 km2

Land area:

340 km2

Comparative area:

slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

none

Coastline:

121 km

Maritime claims:

Exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

Territorial sea:

12 nm

Disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds

Terrain:

volcanic in origin with central mountains

Natural resources:

timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors

Land use:

arable land 15%; permanent crops 26%; meadows and pastures 3%; forest and

woodland 9%; other 47%

Environment:

lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November

Note:

islands of the Grenadines group are divided politically with Saint Vincent

and the Grenadines

:Grenada People

Population:

83,556 (July 1992), growth rate - 0.3% (1992)

Birth rate:

34 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate:

7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Net migration rate:

- 30 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Infant mortality rate:

28 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth:

69 years male, 74 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate:

4.6 children born/woman (1992)

Nationality:

noun - Grenadian(s); adjective - Grenadian

Ethnic divisions:

mainly of black African descent

Religions:

largely Roman Catholic; Anglican; other Protestant sects

Languages:

English (official); some French patois

Literacy:

98% (male 98%, female 98%) age 15 and over having ever attended school

(1970)

Labor force:

36,000; services 31%, agriculture 24%, construction 8%, manufacturing 5%,

other 32% (1985)

Organized labor:

20% of labor force

:Grenada Government

Long-form name:

none

Type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital:

Saint George's

Administrative divisions:

6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Little Martinique*, Saint

Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick

Independence:

7 February 1974 (from UK)

Constitution:

19 December 1973

Legal system:

based on English common law

National holiday:

Independence Day, 7 February (1974)

Executive branch:

British monarch, governor general, prime minister, Ministers of Government

(cabinet)

Legislative branch:

bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house

or House of Representatives

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court

Leaders:

Chief of State:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General

Sir Paul SCOON (since 30 September 1978)

Head of Government:

Prime Minister Nicholas BRATHWAITE (since 13 March 1990)

Political parties and leaders:

National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nicholas BRATHWAITE; Grenada United

Labor Party (GULP), Sir Eric GAIRY; The National Party (TNP), Ben JONES; New

National Party (NNP), Keith MITCHELL; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement

(MBPM), Terrence MARRYSHOW; New Jewel Movement (NJM), Bernard COARD

Suffrage:

universal at age 18

Elections:

House of Representatives:

last held on 13 March 1990 (next to be held by NA March 1996); results -

percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15 total) NDC 8, GULP 3, TNP 2, NNP 2

Member of:

ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC,

ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN,

UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WTO

Diplomatic representation:

Ambassador Denneth MODESTE; Chancery at 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20009; telephone (202) 265-2561; there is a Grenadian

Consulate General in New York

US:

Charge d'Affaires Annette VELER; Embassy at Ross Point Inn, Saint George's

(mailing address is P. O. Box 54, Saint George's); telephone (809) 444-1173

through 1178

:Grenada Government

Flag:

a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and

green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red border around the

flag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with three centered in the

top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red

disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg

pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest

producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven

administrative divisions

:Grenada Economy

Overview:

The economy is essentially agricultural and centers on the traditional

production of spices and tropical plants. Agriculture accounts for about 16%

of GDP and 80% of exports and employs 24% of the labor force. Tourism is the

leading foreign exchange earner, followed by agricultural exports.

Manufacturing remains relatively undeveloped, but is expected to grow, given

a more favorable private investment climate since 1983. Despite an

impressive average annual growth rate for the economy of 5.5% during the

period 1986-91, unemployment remains high at about 25%.

GDP:

purchasing power equivalent - $238 million, per capita $2,800 (1989); real

growth rate 5.2% (1990 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

7.0% (1990)

Unemployment rate:

25% (1990 est.)

Budget:

revenues $54.9 million; expenditures $77.6 million, including capital

expenditures of $16.6 million (1990 est.)

Exports:

$26.0 million (f.o.b., 1990 est.)

commodities:

nutmeg 36%, cocoa beans 9%, bananas 14%, mace 8%, textiles 5%

partners:

US 12%, UK, FRG, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago (1989)

Imports:

$105.0 million (f.o.b., 1989 est.)

commodities:

food 25%, manufactured goods 22%, machinery 20%, chemicals 10%, fuel 6%

(1989)

partners:

US 29%, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1989)

External debt:

$90 million (1990 est.)

Industrial production:

growth rate 5.8% (1989 est.); accounts for 6% of GDP

Electricity:

12,500 kW capacity; 26 million kWh produced, 310 kWh per capita (1991)

Industries:

food and beverage, textile, light assembly operations, tourism, construction

Agriculture:

accounts for 16% of GDP and 80% of exports; bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, and mace

account for two-thirds of total crop production; world's second-largest

producer and fourth-largest exporter of nutmeg and mace; small-size farms

predominate, growing a variety of citrus fruits, avocados, root crops,

sugarcane, corn, and vegetables

Economic aid:

US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY84-89), $60 million; Western (non-US)

countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $70 million;

Communist countries (1970-89), $32 million

Currency:

East Caribbean dollar (plural - dollars); 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Exchange rates:

East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)

Fiscal year:

calendar year

:Grenada Communications

Highways:

1,000 km total; 600 km paved, 300 km otherwise improved; 100 km unimproved

Ports:

Saint George's

Civil air:

no major transport aircraft

Airports:

3 total, 3 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over

3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications:

automatic, islandwide telephone system with 5,650 telephones; new SHF radio

links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to

Trinidad and Carriacou; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV

:Grenada Defense Forces

Branches:

Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard

Manpower availability:

NA

Defense expenditures:

$NA, NA% of GDP

:Guadeloupe Geography

Total area:

1,780 km2

Land area:

1,760 km2

Comparative area:

10 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

none

Coastline:

306 km

Maritime claims:

Continental shelf:

200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation

Exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

Territorial sea:

12 nm

Disputes:

none

Climate:

subtropical tempered by trade winds; relatively high humidity

Terrain:

Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is

low limestone formation

Natural resources:

cultivable land, beaches, and climate that foster tourism

Land use:

arable land 18%; permanent crops 5%; meadows and pastures 13%; forest and

woodland 40%; other 24%; includes irrigated 1%

Environment:

subject to hurricanes (June to October); La Soufriere is an active volcano

Note:

located 500 km southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea

:Guadeloupe People

Population:

409,132 (July 1992), growth rate 2.1% (1992)

Birth rate:

19 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate:

6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Net migration rate:

8 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Infant mortality rate:

10 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth:

74 years male, 80 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate:

2.0 children born/woman (1992)

Nationality:

noun - Guadeloupian(s); adjective - Guadeloupe

Ethnic divisions:

black or mulatto 90%; white 5%; East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%

Languages:

French, creole patois

Literacy:

90% (male 90%, female 91%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

Labor force:

120,000; 53.0% services, government, and commerce, 25.8% industry, 21.2%

agriculture

Organized labor:

11% of labor force

:Guadeloupe Government

Long-form name:

Department of Guadeloupe

Type:

overseas department of France

Capital:

Basse-Terre

Administrative divisions:

none (overseas department of France)

Independence:

none (overseas department of France)

Constitution:

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system:

French legal system

National holiday:

Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Executive branch:

government commissioner

Legislative branch:

unicameral General Council and unicameral Regional Council

Judicial branch:

Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) with jurisdiction over Guadeloupe, French

Guiana, and Martinique

Leaders:

Chief of State:

President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)

Head of Government:

Commissioner of the Republic Jean-Paul PROUST (since November 1989)

Political parties and leaders:

Rally for the Republic (RPR), Marlene CAPTANT; Communist Party of Guadeloupe

(PCG), Christian Medard CELESTE; Socialist Party (PSG), Dominique LARIFLA;

Popular Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG); Independent

Republicans; Union for French Democracy (UDF); Union for a New Majority

(UNM)

Suffrage:

universal at age 18

Elections:

French National Assembly:

last held on 5 and 12 June 1988 (next to be held June 1994); Guadeloupe

elects four representatives; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -

(4 total) PS 2 seats, RPR 1 seat, PCG 1 seat

French Senate:

last held on 5 and 12 June 1988 (next to be held June 1994); Guadeloupe

elects two representatives; results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -

(2 total) PCG 1, PS 1

General Council:

last held NA 1986 (next to be held by NA 1992); results - percent of vote by

party NA; seats - (42 total) number of seats by party NA

Regional Council:

last held on 16 March 1992 (next to be held by 16 March 1998); results - RPR

33.1%, PSG 28.7%, PCG 23.8%, UDF 10.7%, other 3.7%; seats - (41 total) RPR

15, PSG 12, PCG 10, UDF 4

Communists:

3,000 est.

Other political or pressure groups:

Popular Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (UPLG); Popular Movement for

Independent Guadeloupe (MPGI); General Union of Guadeloupe Workers (UGTG);

General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers (CGT-G); Christian Movement for the

Liberation of Guadeloupe (KLPG)

:Guadeloupe Government

Member of:

FZ, WCL

Diplomatic representation:

as an overseas department of France, the interests of Guadeloupe are

represented in the US by France

Flag:

the flag of France is used

:Guadeloupe Economy