Guadeloupe, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Basse-Terre, capital city of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a French Caribbean department deploying geothermal energy, producing award-winning rums, and benefiting from EU health and education standards.
Guadeloupe in one word would be “Butterfly,” meaning wing-shaped.
Guadeloupe Flag
Guadeloupe armorial
Guadeloupe is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Guadeloupe |
The capital city of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre.
| Guadeloupe is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Caribbean Americas Continent Inhabitants of Guadeloupe are called Guadeloupians, Guadeloupeans |
| Guadeloupe has a population of | 376,517 inhabitants within a total area of 1,780 Km2 (1,106 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Guadeloupe ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Guadeloupe Climate | tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gp |
| Guadeloupe calling code | +590 |
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