Type: overseas department of France
Capital: Basse-Terre
Administrative divisions: none (overseas department of France)
Independence: none (overseas department of France)
National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system: French legal system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
head of government: Prefect Franck PERRIEZ (since NA 1992); President
of the General Council Dominique LARIFLA (since NA); President of the
Regional Council Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY (since 22 March 1992)
cabinet: Council of Ministers
Legislative branch: unicameral General Council and unicameral Regional
Council
General Council: elections last held NA March 1992 (next to be held by
NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (43 total)
FRUI.G 13, RPR/DUD 13, PPDG 8, FGPS 3, PCG 3, UPLG 1, PSG 1,
independent 1
Regional Council: elections last held on 31 January 1993 (next to be
held by 16 March 1998); results - RPR/DUD 48.30%, FGPS 17.09%, FRUI.G
7.44%, PPDG 8.90%, UPLG 7.75% PCG 6.05%; seats - (41 total) seats by
party NA
French Senate: elections last held in September 1986 (next to be held
September 1995); Guadeloupe elects two representatives; results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (2 total) PCG 1, FGPS 1
French National Assembly: elections last held on 21 and 28 March 1993
(next to be held March 1998); Guadeloupe elects four representatives;
results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (4 total) FGPS 1, RPR
1, PPDG 1, independent 1