Guadeloupe fact sheet
- Country: Guadeloupe
- Area: 1,780 km²
- Capital: Basse-Terre
- Population: 450,000 inhabitants
- Language: French
- Religion: the majority is Catholic
- Form of government: republic, overseas department of France
- Major cities: Basse-Terre, Pointe-à-Pitre, Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Porte d’Enfer, Grand-Bourg
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Useful Information about Guadeloupe
- Currency: Euro
- International dialing code: +590
- International vehicle registration: A
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Identity Card or Passport
- Vaccination required: No
- Electric current: 220V 50 Hz.
- Units of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: – 4 hours from Italy
- Fixed-date holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day; March-April: Easter Monday; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; May 1: Labor Day; May 8: Victory Day; Thursday 40 days after Easter: Ascension; 8th Monday after Easter: Pentecost; May 27: Abolition of Slavery; July 14: French National Day – Storming of the Bastille; July 21: Schoelcher’s Birthday; August 15: Assumption of Mary; November 1: All Saints’ Day; November 11: Armistice Day; December 25: Christmas
- Climate: Tropical climate with rainy and hurricane season from July to November
- Average temperatures: the annual average in the country is 25 °C, ranging from 18°C to 33°C
- Transport: national airline Air Guadeloupe; several airlines have flights to and from Guadeloupe: Air France, Air Canada, Air Martinique, etc.; ships with Compagnie Générale Maritime
- Airports: Pointe-à-Pitre international airport Pole Caraïbes in Raizet, near Pointe-à-Pitre
