| Population :
| 444,515 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 24,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 55 386.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 52 977.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 66,60%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 146 772.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 149 314.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 9%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 16 730.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 23 336.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 31.4 years .
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| Median age male :
| 30.6 years .
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| Median age female :
| 32.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.96% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 15.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 6.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.72 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 10.07 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 77.71 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 74.56 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 81.03 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Guadeloupian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Guadeloupe .
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| Ethnic groups :
| black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% .
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| Languages :
| French (official) 99%, Creole patois .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 90%.
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| Literacy male :
| 90%.
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| Literacy female :
| 90% (1982 est.) .
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| Government type :
| NA .
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| Independence :
| none (overseas department of France) .
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| National holiday :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The 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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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats .
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| Industries :
| construction, cement, rum, sugar, tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| bananas, sugar, rum .
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| Exports partners :
| France 60%, Martinique 18%, US 4% (1999) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Imports partners :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Internet users :
| 20,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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