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Surface area : 1 703 km2 (of which Basse-Terre accounts
for 848 km2 and Grande-Terre 590 km2)
Status : Overseas Department (DOM) since the 19th March
1946
Prefectorial Offices : Basse-Terre (14 000 inhab.)
Vice-prefectorial Offices : Pointe-à-Pitre (26 029
inhabitants)
The archipelago : La Désirade (22 km2, 1 600 inhab.), The
Saints (13 km2, 3 000 inhab.), Marie-Galante (158 km2, 13 400 inhab.),
Saint-Barthélémy (21 km2, 5 500 hab.), Saint-Maarten (French part 53,2 km2,
35 000 inhab.)
Population : 422 496 inhabitants after the census of 1999[...] |
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Surface area : 1 080 km2 (length 75 km ; width 35 km)
Status : overseas department since the 19 March 1946.
Prefectorial office : Fort-de-France (a total of 34 habitations).
Biggest towns : Fort-de-France (94 049 inhab, 25 % of the population), Lamentin (35 460), Le Robert (21 240), Schœlcher (20 845), Sainte-Marie (20 098)
Population : 381 427 inhabitants after the census of 1999 (359 572 en 1990) ; estimated 393 000 in 2004.
Population density : 338 inhab./km² (1999, estimated 356 in 2004)
Urban population : 42 %
Life expectancy : [...] |
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Location : North of Saint Barthelemy, 300 km from
the coast of Puerto Rico.
Population : a genuine melting pot with over 80
nationalities and 10 different languages spoken
Capital : Marigot.
Surface area : 52 km2 for the Northern part of the
island.
Number of inhabitants : estimated around 36,000 (29,888
in 1998).
Languages : French, Dutch, English, Spanish and
Creole
Currency : the official currency in use is the Euro,
though US dollars are also widespread. Traveller’s cheques and credit cards
are accepted everywhere. Cheques from outside the island[...] |
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| Do not confuse Dominica with the Dominican Republic!
More than the other islands in the Caribbean, Dominica is distinguished as being the most mountainous island and the largest of the leeward islands. With their rainfall, the hillocks drink up the island's 365 rivers and the rainfall fosters luxuriant vegetation, a preserved and exuberant tropical forest.
With its varied landscapes, and on its windward side (east) springs of sulphurous water, the world's second largest boiling lake, a fantastic atmosphere when you arrive at the Valley of[...] |
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| Saint Barthelemy is situated in the very middle of the Caribbean, north of Guadeloupe and 15 miles (24 km) south of Saint Martin, spreading out over a surface area of 24 km². Its population is essentially Caucasian, and has been exempt from paying taxes for several decades.
Status : Saint Barthelemy has been a French commune since 1948, dependent on Guadeloupe. 95,51% of the island’s inhabitants showed their willingness to modify existing institutional structures in the referendum of December 2003. As a result, Saint Barth is on the[...] |
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Overview of Anguilla
Location : archipelago of 102 km2, 9 miles (appr. 15 km) north of
Saint Maarten.
Surface area : 91 km2, 26 kilometres long and 5 kilometres wide.
Highest point : only 70 m.
Status : Independent territory, though still dependent of the United
Kingdom, member of the Commonwealth, conducted by a legislative assembly
composed of 11 members, 7 of whom are elected for 5 years. The British crown
is represented in Anguilla by a Governor, responsible for foreign affairs,
defence and public functions.
Population[...] |
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Capital : Kingstown
Form of government : Constitutional Monarchy. The Grenadines are part
of the Commonwealth. The British Crown is represented by a Governor General.
Population : 120 000 inhabitants.
Language : The official language is English.
Climate : The average yearly temperature is 28 °C. The dry season
sets in between December and June, followed by a more humid season from July
to November. The archipelago is protected from hurricanes which only rarely
descend towards southern regions of the West Indies.
The[...] |
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Location:
between Martinique to the north and Saint Vincent to the south
Area:
616 km2, 43 kilometres long and 23 kilometres wide
Highest point:
Mount Gimie, 958 meters
Status :
Independent state since 1979, member of the Commonwealth
Area:
616 km2, 43 kilometres long and 23 kilometres wide
Population : 161,000 inhabitants [...] |
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Overview
Marie Galante is the one of the largest islands of the archipelago, second only to Guadeloupe itself.
Nature did a wonderful job in this pearl of the Antillean arch, and the area’s cultural and historical heritage can also be discovered by strolling along its numerous mills, memories of an agricultural era singular to the region. A certain simplicity prevails the island, accounted for by the inhabitants’ rudimentary yet pleasant way of life. You will be welcomed with open arms and a genuine interest, and you will be greeted as a[...] |
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Location : Terre-de-Bas is situated
approximately three kilometres from Terre-de-Haut. It is a round-shaped
island, smaller and richer in flora and fauna than neighbouring
Terre-de-Haut.
Surface area : : Terre-de-Haut is six kilometres long
and three kilometres wide at its largest point. An irregularly shaped
island, rendered uneven by coves, sharp points and extinct volcanoes ranging
from 40 to 300 meters. Its earth is unfertile.
Highest point : le Chameau (the Camel), whose “hump”
culminates at 308m.
Climate : the same as that of[...] |
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Forecast
Dominica
29 °C
Guadeloupe
28 °C
Martinique
28 °C
Northern Islands
29 °C
Saint Barthelemy
30 °C
Saint Lucia
28 °C
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28 °C
Sint Maarten
30 °C
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