Guadeloupe
Department of Guadeloupe
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About Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe consists of the five islands Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, La Desirade, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante. Most tourists are from France and the United States, drawn to its resorts, beaches, waterfalls and rain-forests. An increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands every year. Excellent underwater diving opportunities are available in places like Plage Malendure that extend to protected underwater sites with an abunded marine life.
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General information
- Capital: Basse-Terre
- Language: French (official), Creole patois
- Climate: Subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity
- Timezone: UTC −4
- Currency: 1 Euro (EUR) = 100 cents
- Electricity plugs: c d e (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 448,713 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +590
- Toplevel domain .gp
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Guadaloupe is the centre of the Caribbean Creole culture.
Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789
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