"Like the other overseas departments, it is an integral part of France. As a constituent territory of the European Union and the Eurozone, the euro is ...
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its official currency and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely. As an overseas department, however, it is not part of the Schengen Area. The region formerly included Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin, which were detached from Guadeloupe in 2007 following a 2003 referendum.
Navigator Christopher Columbus was the first European to see Guadeloupe, where he landed in 1493, and gave the island its name. The official language is French; Antillean Creole is also spoken." - (en.wikipedia.org 16.10.2020)
- Latitude16.25
- Longitude-61.583332061768
- Population443000
