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.

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Records (3)

  1. 1794 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · France ▸ United Kingdom
  2. 1798 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · France ▸ United States
  3. 1800 — Battle of GuadeloupeBattle · United States ▸ France

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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