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Guadeloupe
Original Carib name : Karukera
(french overseas department 971, Lesser Antilles)
Area 1,628 km2 (Basse-Terre : 848 km2, Grande-Terre : 588 km2)
Population 396,000 inh. in 2021 (Guadeloupean)
Density 243.2 inh./km2
Life expectancy Mean : 80.5 years    Female : 83.7 years    Male : 77.0 years
Languages French, Creole
Main cities "Chef-lieu de département" : Basse-Terre (9,892 inh., 49,799 including suburbs)
"Chef-lieu d'arrondissement" : Pointe-à-Pitre (15,923 inh., 314,647 including suburbs)
Main islands Marie-Galante, La Désirade, Les Saintes archipelago, Petite-Terre
Altitudes Maximum : 1,467 m (La Soufrière)
Minimum  : 0 m (sea level)
Time zone UTC-4h Exact time
Currency Euro (EUR) divided into 100 cents Conversion
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MlAntilles Info Tourisme (Guadeloupe)

En = English, Fr = French, Ml = Multilingual, Sp = Spanish
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