Guadeloupe (Overseas Region of Guadeloupe)
http://www.humantruth.info/guadeloupe.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
| Guadeloupe Overseas Region of Guadeloupe |  |
|---|---|
| Status | Proto Dependency (Overseas Region) |
| Sovereignty | France |
| Capital | Basse-Terre |
| Land Area | |
| Location | North America, The Americas, The Caribbean |
| Groupings | Small Islands |
| Population | |
| GNI | |
| ISO3166-1 Codes | GP, GLP, 3121 |
| Internet Domain | .gp2 |
| Currency | Euro (EUR)3 |
| Telephone | +5904 |
1. Overview
#france #french_guiana #martinique #mayotte #réunion
“In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)5
“Guadeloupe offers world-class hiking, superb beaches, some of the Caribbean´s best diving, and a selction of remote and virtually pristine islands. Guadeloupe is a fascinating archipelago of islands, with each island offering travelers something different while retaining its rich Franco-Caribbean culture and identity.
Guadeloupe´s two main islands look like the wings of a butterfly and are joined together by a mangrove swamp. Grande-Terre, the eastern of the two islands, has a string of beach towns that offer visitors marvelous stretches of sand to laze on and plenty of activities, while mountainous Basse-Terre, the western of the two, is home to the wonderful Guadeloupe National Park, which is crowned by the spectacular La Soufrière volcano.
South of the `mainland´ of Guadeloupe are a number of small islands that give a taste of Guadeloupe´s yesteryear. Ranging from sheer relaxation on La Désirade to the charmingly village-like atmosphere of Les Saintes, the smaller islands each have their own character and round out the long list of ingredients that make Guadeloupe such a unique destination.”
As a territory of France I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.
2. Religion and Beliefs
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below7:
| Christian | 95.9% |
| Muslim | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% |
| Folk Religion | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.1% |
| Unaffiliated | 2.5% |
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There isn't much information in the database for Guadeloupe, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or possession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.