Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe (French pronunciation: ​[ɡwadlup]; Guadeloupean Creole: Gwadloup) is a Caribbean island locatit in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, wi a land aurie o 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi) an a population of 400,000. It is an owerseas region o Fraunce, consistin o a single owerseas depairtment. Its depairtmental code is "971". As the ither owerseas depairtments, Guadeloupe is an integral pairt o the Republic an aw. Besides Guadeloupe island, the smawer islands o Marie-Galante, La Désirade, an the Îles des Saintes are includit in Guadeloupe. As pairt o Fraunce, Guadeloupe is pairt o the European Union an the Eurozone; hence, as for aw Eurozone kintras, its currency is the Euro. Housomeivver, Guadeloupe is no pairt o the Schengen Aurie. The prefectur an the caipital o Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre. Christopher Columbus namit the island Santa María de Guadalupe in 1493 efter the Virgin Mary, veneratit in the Spaingie toun o Guadalupe, in Extremadura. Notes Freemit airtins