Grande-Terre (Great Land) is smaller (565 sq km/218 sq miles), drier, flatter, and more important because it has Pointe Pitre, Guadeloupe's commercial center and largest city.
The Pointe Pitre is the largest city in the country.
mnli hypothesis: The Pointe Pitre is the largest city in the country. premise: Grande-Terre (Great Land) is smaller (565 sq km/218 sq miles), drier, flatter, and more important because it has Pointe Pitre, Guadeloupe's commercial center and largest city.