Independence Year :
Population : 430000
Life Expectancy : 77.0
Capital : 919
GNP : 3501.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Guadeloupe
Government Form : Overseas Department of France
Location : Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico
Terrain : Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin.
Climate : Subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity.
Ethnic Group : black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%
Religions : Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
Official Website :
www.cg971.fr
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General Information - Guadeloupe
Background
Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin).
Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe
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