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Capital | Basse-Terre |
Government | NA |
Currency | Euro (EUR) |
Area | total: 1,780 km2 |
Population | 452,776 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | French (official) 99%, Creole patois |
Religion | Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1% |
Calling Code | +590 |
Internet TLD | .gp |
Time Zone | UTC-4 |
Guadeloupe , sometimes known as the Butterfly Island (French: I'ile Papillon), on account of the shape of two of its major islands, is a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, and is a French overseas department. It is located southeast of Puerto Rico.