Guadeloupe

Also known as gp, 971, Gwadloup, Karukera, Gwada

Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of the French Republic in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024.

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Guadeloupe is an entity that came into existence on March 21, 1946. It has a population of 402,119 people and covers an area of 1,628.0 square units. The region uses the telephone country code +590 and operates on a mains voltage of 230. Its maritime identification digits are recorded as 329.

The Unicode character representing Guadeloupe is 🇬🇵. There are 1,187 annual weddings in the area. A total of 553,479 viewers or listeners are associated with the subject. In academic contexts, PubMed lists 3,172 items under the query Guadeloupe. Additionally, the Vinony graph indicates that the subject is referenced by 7,090 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Guadeloupe
Settlement.official_name: Region of Guadeloupe
Settlement.native_name_lang: gcf
Settlement.settlement_type: Overseas department and region of France and outermost region of the European Union
Settlement.image_map: Guadeloupe in France 2016.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Lesser Antilles
Settlement.image_map1: Guadeloupe2021OSM.png
Settlement.map_caption1: Map of mainland Guadeloupe
Settlement.flag_size: 100
Settlement.image_seal: Guadaloupe_logo.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 90
Settlement.seal_type: Logo
Settlement.seal_link: Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
Settlement.nicknames: Karukera, Butterfly Island, Land of Champions
Settlement.anthem: ("The Marseillaise")
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Regional Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Basse-Terre

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Research

3,172 papers

Critical Evaluation of Cross-Sectoral Collaborations to Inform the Implementation of the "One Health" Approach in Guadeloupe.ReviewFrontiers in public health · 2021Gruel G, Diouf MB, Abadie C et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.652079
[Private geriatrics: an experience in Guadeloupe].Soins. Gerontologie · 2023Basileu Zozio T, Supiot VDOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2023.01.006
[Implementing support for obese people in Guadeloupe].Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere · 2025Abraham PMDOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2025.05.016
Étude sur les besoins en santé des bénéficiaires du RSA en Guadeloupe.Sante publique (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France) · 2025Pioche CV, Bonine A, Cuirassier L et al.DOI: 10.3917/spub.hs1.2025.0081
Wastewater-based AMR surveillance associated with tourism on a Caribbean island (Guadeloupe).Journal of global antimicrobial resistance · 2025Pimenta M, Alexa M, Mabandza DB et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2025.03.010
[Sickle cell anemia and pregnancy: review of 68 cases in Guadeloupe].ReviewJournal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction · 2000Leborgne-Samuel Y, Janky E, Venditelli F et al.
Atypical parkinsonism in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe: etiological role of the mitochondrial complex I inhibitor annonacin.ReviewMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2008Lannuzel A, Ruberg M, Michel PPDOI: 10.1002/mds.22300
West Nile virus, Guadeloupe.Emerging infectious diseases · 2004Quirin R, Salas M, Zientara S et al.DOI: 10.3201/eid1004.030465

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Encyclopedic overview

48 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Pre-colonial era
15th–17th centuries
18th–19th centuries
20th–21st centuries
Geography
Geology
Climate
Tropical cyclones and storm surges
Flora
Fauna
Environmental preservation
Earthquakes and tsunamis
Waterfalls
Demographics
Major urban areas
Health
Immigration
Migration
Governance
Administrative divisions
Geopolitics
Symbols and flags
Economy
Tourism
Agriculture
Light industry
Culture
Language
Religion
Literature
Music
Traditional dress
Gastronomy
Festivities
Sport
Transport
Education
Infrastructure
Energy
Drinking water supply
Police and crime
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Like the other overseas departments, it is an integral part of France. As a constituent territory of the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, the euro is its official currency and any EU citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely, but it is not part of the Schengen Area. It included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin until 2007, when they were detached from Guadeloupe following a 2003 referendum.

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