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Overseas Department of Guadeloupe, a department of France, is located in the Caribbean Sea of the North American
continent, with a population of 405,500, making it the 169th largest national population; however, its population is formally
counted with France. Its capital is Basse-Terre and its largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre with a total population of 17,541. The
country encompasses 1,628 square kilometers making it the 179th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
the Caribbean Sea.
President Francois Hollande of France is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through popular vote and
holds that position for five years. He is represented by Prefect Marcelle Pierrot on the advice of the French Ministry of the
Interior. President of the Regional Council Josette Borel-Lincertin and President of the General Council Jacques Gillot are
recognized as the Heads of Government and achieve that status through election by membership of their respective councils
and holds those positions for six years. Its form of government is an overseas department of the French Republic and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 28th of September 1958.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are French, Creole Patois and English. It counts among its major religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, African beliefs and Jehovah’s witnesses. As sources of mass communication it has 1
radio station and 4 television stations.
Major geographical features are La Soufriere Volcano, its highest point at 1467 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is the Caribbean Sea, which measures approximately 500 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, agriculture, light industry,
sugar, rum and solar energy. Its official currency is the Euro.
Here’s something you may not know about Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe has always had a rich literary production prolonged
today by many living writers, poets, novelists, essayists and journalists, among them Maryse Condé, Ernest Pépin and
Simone Schwartz-Bart.
continent, with a population of 405,500, making it the 169th largest national population; however, its population is formally
counted with France. Its capital is Basse-Terre and its largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre with a total population of 17,541. The
country encompasses 1,628 square kilometers making it the 179th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
the Caribbean Sea.
President Francois Hollande of France is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through popular vote and
holds that position for five years. He is represented by Prefect Marcelle Pierrot on the advice of the French Ministry of the
Interior. President of the Regional Council Josette Borel-Lincertin and President of the General Council Jacques Gillot are
recognized as the Heads of Government and achieve that status through election by membership of their respective councils
and holds those positions for six years. Its form of government is an overseas department of the French Republic and they
celebrate the creation of their constitution on 28th of September 1958.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are French, Creole Patois and English. It counts among its major religions
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, African beliefs and Jehovah’s witnesses. As sources of mass communication it has 1
radio station and 4 television stations.
Major geographical features are La Soufriere Volcano, its highest point at 1467 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point
at 0 meters. Its principal waterway is the Caribbean Sea, which measures approximately 500 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are tourism, agriculture, light industry,
sugar, rum and solar energy. Its official currency is the Euro.
Here’s something you may not know about Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe has always had a rich literary production prolonged
today by many living writers, poets, novelists, essayists and journalists, among them Maryse Condé, Ernest Pépin and
Simone Schwartz-Bart.
| Troisi me Chute du Carbet |
| Bouefus- a cow indigenous to Guadeloupe |
| Guadeloupean girl in a traditional dress |
| Windmill at the rum distillery in Santa Anna |
| Pointe-A-Pitre- Guadeloupe's largest city |
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Updated 11 February 2013
Updated 11 February 2013
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| The ruins of Habitation Murat |
| Pointe Deshaies, Basse-Terre Island on the Caribbean Sea - Guadeloupe's lowest and westernmost point |
| Caravelle Beach |
| Enigma plant |
| La Soufriere Volcano- Guadeloupe's highest point |
| Banana flower |
| Basse-Terre- Guadeloupe's capital city |
| Capestrerre on Marie-Gallant Island |
| Grand Cul-De-Sac Marin off the Basse-Terre |
| Ilets de Petit-Terre |
| La Desirade Island- Guadeloupe's easternmost point |
| Langouste- a Guadeloupe favorite dish of lobsters |
| Pointe de la Grande Vigie- Guadeloupe's northernmost point on Basse-Terre |
| Pointe-de_Vieux-Fort- the southernmost point of Basse-Terre Island |
| Terre-de-Bas- Guadeloupe's southernmost point |
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