Guadeloupe
Americas ยท Capital: Basse-Terre
How it is run: Guadeloupe is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Guadeloupe is home to a community in Caribbean, where people speak French.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
Not counted in world data
๐บ๏ธ Land
1,628 kmยฒ
About the size of a small US state such as Vermont or New Hampshire.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Not enough data
๐ Size in its region
Part of Americas
33rd largest by land in Americas.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
French
๐ฐ Money
Euro (โฌ)
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+590
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.gp
๐ง People here are called
Guadeloupian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Guadeloupe
Also written: Gwadloup.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Guadeloupe has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Guadalupe
French
Guadeloupe
Arabic
ุบูุงุฏููุจ
Chinese
็ๅพท็ฝๆฎๅฒ
Japanese
ใฐใขใใซใผใ
Russian
ะะฒะฐะดะตะปัะฟะฐ
Portuguese
Guadalupe
German
Guadeloupe
Put it in perspective ๐
- Guadeloupe covers roughly 16 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Guadeloupe is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Guadeloupe
๐๏ธ Capital
Basse-Terre
๐ Region
Americas ยท Caribbean
๐ค Country code
GP
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about Guadeloupe ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
16.3ยฐ N, 61.6ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 โ when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Basse-Terre.
- The capital of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Guadeloupe sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Guadeloupe is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
- Guadeloupe is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Guadeloupe lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Guadeloupe has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Guadeloupe can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Guadeloupe spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Guadeloupe?
Basse-Terre
Which money do people spend in Guadeloupe?
Euro (โฌ)
How many countries share a land border with Guadeloupe?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Guadeloupe?
World data does not count this place separately.
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
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