Columbus reached the area of
Guadeloupe in 1493 and a French colony was founded in 1635. Officially it
is an overseas department
of France in the Lesser Antilles island chain of the West Indies. The
total land area is 1,780 square kilometres (687 square miles).
Some of the manufactured products
made in Guadeloupe are liquors, refined sugar, wheat flour, and machinery.
Sugar and bananas are grown and exported. If you like music and dance then
you must visit Guadeloupe. French is the official language, but a Creole
dialect is widely spoken. The currency is the franc.
