History UsefulNotes / Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is wealthier than most of the other countries and territories in the Caribbean, and get a higher number of immigrants than many of the others as a result. While French is the official language, most of the population also speak Guadeloupean Creole, a variant of Antillean Creole French, which was also the language of local community in the colonial throughout the island's colonial history and was claimed as key to local cultural pride and unity.

* Creator/GregGermain, actor and voice actor, the French dub voice of Creator/WillSmith.

* Creator/GregGermain, actor and voice actor, the French dub voice of Creator/WillSmith.

->This unofficial locally-used flag is based on the coat of arms of Guadeloupe's capital, Basse-Terre, with the French tricolor being the official flag. It has a black field (a variant with a red field also exists) with a yellow sun and a green sugar cane, and a blue stripe with yellow fleurs-de-lis on the top.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an [[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues overseas region]] of UsefulNotes/{{France}} (and former [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchColonialEmpire colony]] of the latter) located in UsefulNotes/{{the Caribbean}} (North of UsefulNotes/{{Dominica}}), and the largest territory of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}. He was also probably the first European to be introduced to the pineapple there, the fruit had long been grown in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre. Part of the EU and the Eurozone, it uses the Euro as its currency, and any EU citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

* A significant number of French UsefulNotes/{{Olympic|Games}} champions such as track and field sprinter Marie-José Pérec, fencer Laura Flessel and judoka Teddy Riner.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an [[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues overseas region]] of UsefulNotes/{{France}} located in UsefulNotes/{{the Caribbean}}, and the largest territory of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}. He was also probably the first European to be introduced to the pineapple there, the fruit had long been grown in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre. Part of the EU and the Eurozone, it uses the Euro as its currency, and any EU citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of UsefulNotes/{{France}} located in UsefulNotes/{{the Caribbean}}, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}. He was also probably the first European to be introduced to the pineapple there, the fruit had long been grown in UsefulNotes/SouthAmerica. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre. Part of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as its currency, and any EU citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of France located in the Caribbean, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from Christopher Columbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in Spain. He also discovered the pineapple there, although the fruit had long been grown in South America. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre. Part of the European Union and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as its currency, and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' GP

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of France located in the Caribbean, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from Christopher Columbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in Spain. He also discovered the pineapple there, although the fruit had long been grown in South America. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Pointe-à-Pitre. Part of the European Union and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as it's currency, and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

->Form your batallions!

* '''Capital and largest city:''' Basse-Terre

** President of the Regional Council: Ary Chalus

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Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of France located in the Caribbean, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from Christopher Columbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in Spain. He also discovered the pineapple there, although the fruit had long been grown in South America. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Les Abymes. Part of the European Union and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as it's currency, and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

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The island was recaptured by the French in 1802, but the British took control of it once again in the 4th of February, 1810 and occupied it until 1816, with the island briefly coming under Swedish control for 15 months on the 3rd of March, 1813, before the Swedes gave it back to the French with the 1814 Treaty of Paris, and then French control of the territory was definitively acknowledged by the 1815 Treaty of Vienna.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of France located in the Caribbean, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The name Guadeloupe came from Christopher Columbus, who landed there in November 1493 while seeking fresh water, naming it Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura after the Virgin Mary in Extremadura, Guadalupe in Spain. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Les Abymes. Part of the European Union and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as it's currency, and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.

Guadeloupe is wealthier than most of the other countries and territories in the Caribbean, and get a higher number of immigrants than many of the others as a result. While French is the official language, most of the population also speak Guadeloupean Creole, a variant of Antillean Creole French, which was also the language of local community in the colonial throughout the island's colonial history and was claimed as key to local cultural pride and unity.

Guadeloupe ('''Antillean Creole:''' ''Gwadloup'') is an overseas region of France located in the Caribbean, and the largest European Union territory in North America in both size and population. The capital of the territory is Basse-Terre, and the largest city is Les Abymes. Part of the European Union and Eurozone, it uses the Euro as it's currency, and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely.