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Guadeloupe
| Location |
In the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, between E Caribbean Sea, N Atlantic Ocean |
| Latitude and longitude |
16 15 N, 61 35 W |
| Sovereignty |
France |
| Political status notes |
A Mono-Departmental Region of France; one of the seven
Ultra Peripheral Regions of the European Union; includes islands
of Marie-Galante, La Desirade,
Saint Barthelemy, Saint
Martin and Les Saintes |
| Population |
444,000 |
| Census notes |
est. June 30, 2004 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
1,705 |
| Capital |
Basse Terre |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Association of Caribbean States, Total
Population |
| The Eurisles
information system database: under France, first select Guadeloupe
and, if desired, a particular island within the jurisdiction; then,
under "domain", select the particular type of
information sought and, under "variable", a particular
subcategory of information |
| France's
Overseas Departments and Territories, from the French Embassy in
Australia |
| Guadeloupe:
historical demographical data of the administrative divisions, from
the Utrecht University Library (Netherlands) |
| La
Guadeloupe,
from the French Ministry of Overseas Departments and Territories
(French) |
| La Guadeloupe,
from Le Conseil Régional de Guadeloupe (French)
|
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Les
Regions d’outre-mer--"Le Courage Politique au Service du
Developpement" (French), by Lucette Michaux-Chevry,
Présidente du Conseil Régional de la Guadeloupe, in Jean-Didier Hache
(editor), What
Status for Europe's Islands? (Quel Statut pour les Îles
d'Europe?) (2000); an abstract
in English (The Overseas Regions; "Courage as a tool for
development") is available |
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