Guadeloupe
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.

Guam
The economy depends on US military spending, tourism, and the
export of fish and handicrafts. Total US grants, wage payments, and
procurement outlays amounted to $1 billion in 1998. Over the past 20
years, the tourist industry has grown rapidly, creating a
construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones.
More than 1 million tourists visit Guam each year. The industry had
recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing Japanese
slowdown; the Japanese normally make up almost 90% of the tourists.
Most food and industrial goods are imported. Guam faces the problem
of building up the civilian economic sector to offset the impact of
military downsizing.

Guatemala
Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the Central
American countries with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of
Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. The agricultural sector accounts for
about one-fourth of GDP, two-thirds of exports, and half of the
labor force. Coffee, sugar, and bananas are the main products. The
1996 signing of peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war,
removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, but widespread
political violence and corruption scandals continue to dampen
investor confidence. The distribution of income remains highly
unequal, with perhaps 75% of the population below the poverty line.
Other ongoing challenges include increasing government revenues,
negotiating further assistance from international donors, upgrading
both government and private financial operations, curtailing drug
trafficking, and narrowing the trade deficit.

Guernsey
Financia