Overview
- Full Country Name: Department of Guadeloupe
- Capital: Basse-Terre (population: 14,000).
- Currency: Euro € (EUR) = 100 cents.
- Language: French
- People: Mixed African, European and East Indian descent (75%), French.
- Religion: Roman Catholic (95%), Hindu & pantheistic African.
- Size (sq Km): 1,702
- Population: 447,000
- Population Density per sq km: 263
- GDP: US$3.7 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$9,200
- Inflation: 4%
- Major Trading Partners: France, Martinique, US.
- Member of EU: Yes.