Guadeloupe Government
What is the capital of Guadeloupe?
| Country Name | Guadeloupe |
| Full Country Name | Department of Guadeloupe |
| Local - Long | Departement de la Guadeloupe |
| Local - Short | Guadeloupe |
| Government Type | NA |
| Capital Name | Basse-Terre |
| Independence | None (overseas department of France) |
| National Holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
| Constitution | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Dependency Status | Overseas department of France |
Guadeloupe Capital City Map
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Guadeloupe Government and Politics
Who is the president of Guadeloupe?
| Executive Branch: |
Chief of State: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Paul GIROT DE LANGLADE (since 17 August 2004) Head of Government: President of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (since 2 April 2004) Cabinet: NA Elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils election results: NA |
| Legal System: | French legal system |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Regions or States: | None (overseas department of France) |
| Political Parties and Leaders: | Communist Party of Guadeloupe or PCG [Mona CADOCE]; FGPS [Dominique LARIFLA]; Left Radical Party or PRG [Flavien FERRANT]; Progressive Democratic Party or PPDG [Henri BANGOU]; Socialist Party or PS [Jules OTTO]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Claudine LACAVE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (including Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR) [Gabrielle LOUIS-CARABIN] |
| Diplomatic Representation in the US: | None (overseas department of France) |
| Diplomatic Representation from US: | None (overseas department of France) |
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