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Brief History. Guadeloupe was populated from 300 BC by the Arawak Amerindians. During his second trip to America Christopher Columbus became the first European to land on Guadeloupe on 14 November 1493. It has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe

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Country Information

Local name: Guadeloupe

Capital: Basse-Terre

Population: 452,776

Government: overseas department of France

Currency: euro (EUR)

Land size: 1,780 sq km

Topography: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin

Typical foods:

Major exports: bananas, sugar, rum, melons, spring water

Information on the People

Official language: French

Other languages spoken: Creole patois

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%

Literacy rate: 90%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.97 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 78.06 years

Ethnic groups: black or mulatto 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese less than 5%

Internet users: 79,000

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