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Guadaloupe
Not to be confused with Guadalupe.
Région Guadeloupe
Flag of Guadeloupe
(Region flag) (Region logo)
Location
Map of France highlighting the Region of Guadeloupe
Administration
Capital Basse-Terre
Regional President Victorin Lurel
(PS) (since 2004)
Departments Guadeloupe
Arrondissements 2[1]
Cantons 40[1]
Communes 32[1]
Statistics
Land area1 1,628 km²[1]
Population (Ranked 23rd)
 - January 1, 2006 est. ca. 405,000[1]
 - March 8, 1999 census 386,566[1]
 - Density (2006) 249/km²[1]
1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers
France

Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at 16°15′N, 61°35′W, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi).[1] It is an overseas department of France. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe is also one of the twenty-six regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. As part of France, Guadeloupe is part of the European Union; hence its currency is the euro.[2] Guadeloupe is however not party to the Schengen Agreement. The capital of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre.

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History

  • Arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department
  • Cantons of the Guadeloupe department
  • Communes of the Guadeloupe department
    • See also: Overseas departments and territories of France and Administrative divisions of France


    Major communities

    Politics

  • Flag of Guadeloupe
  • Communications in Guadeloupe
  • Military of Guadeloupe
  • Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe
  • Transportation in Guadeloupe
  • Région Guadeloupe et Saint Martin (Scouting)
  • Martinique

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