However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Cia world fact book, 2004guadeloupe wikisource, the. The island of saint martin is shared with the netherlands. French government sends police to guadeloupe to help tackle crime.
Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. In 2003, the populace of saint martin voted to secede from guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a french overseas collectivity. Provides world time zone database download and api access. France the world factbook central intelligence agency. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Central america saint barthelemy the world factbook. The description subfield provides the legislative structure unicameral single house. Basseterre is the capital city of guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of france located in the lesser antilles. As an official overseas territory of france, guadeloupe uses the currency of much of europe, the euro. Central america dominica the world factbook central. Home america caribbean guadeloupe taro, banana, plantain the word creole refers to people of mixed race, for example in carribean, of african slaves and colonists. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra.
News americas news network is your one stop destination for daily news and features from the americas the caribbean and. Central america saint martin the world factbook central. In the early 21st century, five french overseas entities french guiana, guadeloupe, martinique, mayotte, and reunion became french regions and were. Antarctica french southern and antarctic lands cia. Click here to receive news via email from caribbean360. The city of basseterre is located on basseterre island, the westernhalf of guadeloupe. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Although sighted by christopher columbus in 1493 and claimed for spain, it was the dutch who occupied the island in 1631 to exploit its salt. Central america antigua and barbuda the world factbook. Europe france the world factbook central intelligence agency.
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