GUADELOUPE (FRENCH REPUBLIC OVERSEAS DEPARTMENT OF GUADELOUPE) PAX GAEA COUNTRY REPORT

Overseas Department of Guadeloupe, a department of France, is located in the Caribbean Sea of the North American
continent, with a population of 452,776, 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 Nicholas Sarkozy 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 Jean-Luc Michel Fabre on the advice of the French Ministry
of the Interior. President of the General Council Jaques Gillot and President of the Regional Council Victorin Lurel 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

Guadeloupe is another territory of France and, sadly, is a poor country. While I'm there I may even
spot a mongoose! I hope to do a whole lot of stuff like hike La Soufriere, swim in the Caribbean
and whole lot of other things 'till we have to leave. I may even consider throwing a fit and refusing
to pack my bag or I could... never mind! Please visit this breathtaking place and take a dip.

5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To