State
Guadeloupe
overseas region and department of France, and archipelago in the Caribbean
- This boundary
- 1946–1945
- Founded
- 1946
- Capital
- Basse-Terre
Overview
Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—and 30 uninhabited islets and 3 inhabited islets. 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.
Records (3)
- 1794 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · France ▸ United Kingdom
- 1798 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · France ▸ United States
- 1800 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · United States ▸ France
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