La Guadeloupe

By Arianna Deldin

History
Guadeloupe was founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493 like some of the
other Caribbean Islands

Geography
It is an overseas region or department of France in the eastern Caribbean Sea

La Population
La population enregistre en deux mille quinze est de quatre cent quatre mille
personnes

Climate
Guadeloupes tropical climate varies between 77F and 82 F and is tempered
with by the northeast trade winds

Connections to the French Speaking

World
Guadeloupe is connected to the french speaking world and France itself
because it is a overseas department of France and its head of state is the
President of the French Republic

Le Tourisme
Le tourisme, qui a pris de l'importance, est une source principale de devises

Les Deshaies

La Plage de Malendure et Pigeon Island

Culture
Culture is of significance, and colorful native costumes, including unique madras
et foulard (lightweight cotton fabric usually with a design and scarves)

Des difficults
L'conomie guadeloupenne est confronte des problmes chroniques

Problems with the Environment

Guadeloupe faces several issues that concern both the area and the citizens
health, of these issues there are three that area alarming: soil degradation,
water pollution and deforestation

Plant and Animal Life

Because of the heat, rainfall, and fertility of the volcanic soils, Guadeloupe
produces a luxuriant variety of vegetation and wildlife

L'conomie
Les services gouvernementaux sont vitaux pour l'conomie de l'le, qui est
principalement maintenue par les salaires et l'aide franaise sous forme
d'allocations et de subventions

Trade
Guadeloupe has a large annual deficit in the balance of external trade, in which
the value of imports greatly outstripps that of the exports

La Nourriture
La culture culinaire guadeloupenne prsente de nombreuses spcialits
croles, mais a une grande varit d'aliments influence par la culture franaise

La Grande Soufrire
La Grande Soufrire is a volcano in the southern end of Basse-Terre

The Flag
Since Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France, it adopted the flag of
France

Fun Facts
Official name: Dpartement dOutre-Mer de la Guadeloupe
Currency: euros
Capital: Basse-Terre
Life expectancy: Male- 76 years; Female- 83 years
GNI (gross national income): $25,243 U.S.
Total Area: 629 sq. miles
Official religion: none

Citations
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2016. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.
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Dec. 2016.
Planet, Lonely. "Guadeloupe - Lonely Planet." Lonely Planet. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec.
2016.
"Guadeloupe Food and Drink." Food and Drink in Guadeloupe. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec.
2016.