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Guadeloupe Overview
- 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.)
- Population : 422 496 inhabitants after the census of 1999
(387.000 en 1990) ; estimated 450 000 today (non official data).
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| Formalities
French citizens in possession of an identity card or a valid passport have
right of residence in the West Indies. Citizens of the United States and
Canada are admitted without a visa and are permitted to stay on[...] |
Contrarily to prejudice, Guadeloupe displays a relatively rich cultural and
historical background, which you can explore by visiting its numerous
museums and discovering the history of coffee.
Museums
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