Natural resources: cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism
Land use: arable land: 14% permanent crops: 4% permanent pastures: 14% forests and woodland: 39% other: 29% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 30 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: hurricanes (June to October); Soufriere is an active volcano
Environment-current issues: NA
Environment-international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
@Guadeloupe:People
Population: 416,439 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 25% (male 53,239; female 51,148) 15-64 years: 66% (male 136,439; female 139,555) 65 years and over: 9% (male 15,243; female 20,815) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.1% (1998 est.)