Guadeloupe (France)

  • Area (sq km): 91,000    1,705    1,100
  • Currency: Euro made up of 100 centimes
  • $1 = 0.764524 Euros (at 20 September 2010)
  • Official language: French
  • Head of State or Government: Nicolas Sarkozy (President)
  • Population:   209,000        458,000        402,000 (est. 2009)

About France

The Republic of France is an Associate Member of the ACS in respect of its overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique, which are integral parts of the Republic.

The islands that form Guadeloupe are the most northerly of the Windward Islands group. Guadeloupe is an archipelago composed of the mainland Guadeloupe, la Désirade, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante. The capital is Basse-Terre on Basse-Terre, but the principal commercial centre is Pointe-à-Pitre on Grande-Terre. Bananas, sugar and tourism are important foreign exchange earners.