Gaudaloupe
| Guadeloupe | |||
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| Overseas region and department of France | |||
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 France
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| Prefecture | Basse-Terre | ||
| Departments | 1 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the Regional Council | Ary Chalus | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,628 km2 (629 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 2013) | |||
| • Total | 402,119 | ||
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Guadeloupean | ||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC-04) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | GP | ||
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 25th | ||
| Total | €8.03 billion (US$10.3 bn) | ||
| Per capita | €19,810 (US$25,479) | ||
| NUTS Region | FRA | ||
| Website |
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Coordinates: 16°15′N 61°35′W / 16.250°N 61.583°W
Guadeloupe (/ɡwɒdəˈluːp/; French pronunciation: [ɡwadəlup]; Antillean Creole: Gwadloup) is an insular region of France located in the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Administratively, it is an overseas region consisting of a single overseas department. With a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 square miles) and an estimated population of 400,132 as of January 2015, it is the largest and most populous European Union territory in North America.
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