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Guadeloupe (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 061 35 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -61.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises an island group and half of Saint-Martin; original Arawak inhabitants were displaced in 15th century by Caribs, who repulsed Spanish attempts at colonization in 16th century; French established colony in 17th century; Africans were brought here as slaves; official language is French, though a creole dialect is widely spoken. |
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| Guadeloupe (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Région Guadeloupe (C,V)
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| Guadeloupe, Region of (C,V)
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| Region of Guadeloupe (C,V)
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| Département de la Guadeloupe (C,V)
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| Department of Guadeloupe (C,O)
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| Guadalupe (C,O)
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| La Guadeloupe (C,V)
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| GLP (C,O,ISO3L)
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| GP (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO312 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| Guadeloupean (C,V,English,U,A)
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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first held by France in 1635, though continuously held only since 1816 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| overseas department (C) |
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of France, received departmental status in 1946 |
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Basse Terre .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre arrondissement, Basse-Terre island) [1016594] |
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