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The Spanish made two attempts to settle Guadeloupe in the 1500s, but because of the fierceness of the Caribs the Spanish abandoned their claim to the islands.

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Due to Martinique’s inhospitable nature, they settled in Guadeloupe.

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Guadeloupe has a good public bus system that operates from early morning to early evening, with fairly frequent service on main routes.

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Guadeloupe was colonized by France and is an overseas department of that nation.

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The harsh economic conditions on Guadeloupe caused much social unrest, and several revolts and strikes by workers occurred during periods of economic depression.

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The neighboring islands to Guadeloupe are Antigua to the north, Montserrat to the northwest, and Dominica to the south.

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France has the best air connection with Guadeloupe, with several local and international carriers flying directly between Paris and Point-а-Pitre.

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Guadeloupe's two largest islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, are similar to the shape of a butterfly and are divided by a narrow mangrove channel called Riviиre Salйe.

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French censuses do not record ethnicity, so estimates of the percentages of Guadeloupe ethnic composition vary.

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The majority of Guadeloupeans, 91 percent, practice Roman Catholicism.

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The occupation forces killed an estimated 10,000 Guadeloupeans (about ten percent of the population) in the process of restoring order to the island.

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Zouk's origins are in the folk music of Martinique and Guadeloupe, especially Martinican chouval bwa and Guadeloupan gwo ka and the pan-Caribbean calypso tradition.

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Many international festivals take place in Guadeloupe, such as the Creole Blues Festival, the Marie-Galante Festival, and Festival Gwo-Ka Cotellon, to name a few.

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Guadeloupe's culture is probably best known through the islanders' literary achievements, particularly the poetry of Saint-John Perse, the pseudonym used by Alexis Lйger.

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Today, bananas, rum and sugar are still Guadeloupe's main exported products.

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Guadeloupe's vegetation is very diverse due to its topography.

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Another element of the Guadeloupean culture is its dress.

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Jewelry is also important, mainly of gold, in the Guadeloupean lady's dress, a product of European, African and Indian inspiration.

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In 1791, the Diet passed Law X, which stressed Hungary's status as an independent kingdom ruled only by a king legally crowned according to Hungarian laws.

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Bicycles, scooters and motorbikes are also an option, but given the unfamiliar terrain and the volume of traffic in Guadeloupe, two-wheel riders are recommended only for the most experienced.

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Guadeloupe's culture is a mixture of African, French, East Indian, and Caribbean influences.

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After three decades, the French American Islands Company delegated Charles Liйnard and Jean Duplessis, Lord of Ossonville, to colonize one or any of the region’s islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique or Dominica.

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Many valuable track and field athletes, such as Marie-Josй Perec, Patricia Girard-Lйno and Christine Arron, are also Guadeloupe natives.

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Getting between Guadeloupe and its associated islands is easiest by ferry.

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Pigmented scars are usually the result of nodular or cystic acne.

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Guadeloupe was first settled by Arawak Indians from Venezuela about 300 B.C.E., who fished and developed agriculture on the island.

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Guadeloupe is a group of islands situated among the Leeward Islands or the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean Sea and comprises five islands: Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Dйsirade, Les Saintes, and Marie-Galante.

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Tourism is the main economic industry on Guadeloupe.

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Guadeloupeans are primarily of African heritage from the Guinean coast mixed with some French ancestry.

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Guadeloupe's political capital is Basse-Terre located in the southwestern coast of Basse-Terre Island.

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Once the African slaves were permanently emancipated, the plantation owners on Guadeloupe faced terrible economic hardships, being forced to pay wages to their workers.

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Tourism is the major source of Guadeloupe's economy, though a substantial amount of its income comes from the spending of the French governmental salaries, as well as grants from that nation.

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In 1795, Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar (1742-1797) invaded Baku to defend against tsarist Russia's policy of subduing the South Caucasus.

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By 1674, Guadeloupe was annexed to the Kingdom of France and a slave-based plantation was established.

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Guadeloupe's estimated population is 453,000 (July 2006 est.

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Lilian Thuram, a star football defender for France and FC Barcelona, was born in Guadeloupe.

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French control of Guadeloupe was finally acknowledged in the Treaty of Vienna in 1815.

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Many students pursue higher education opportunities in France, which is economically feasible only to a few, due to Guadeloupe's national status.

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Guadeloupe's economic dependence upon France binds the two.

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Rum production and exportation is also part of Guadeloupe's agricultural economy.

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Guadeloupe's mean temperature on the flatter islands is 88°F (31°C); at the higher elevations it is 74°F (23°C).

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Music and dance important to Guadeloupeans and widely accepted as an interaction of African, French and Indian cultures.

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Guadeloupe Pole Caraпbes Airport, north of Pointe-а-Pitre, is an international airport used by French, U.S., Canadian, British, and Dutch airlines.

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Except for some privately owned plantation lines, there are no railways in Guadeloupe.

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Guadeloupe is represented in the French parliament by two senators in the French Senate and four deputies of representatives in the French National Assembly.

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The main birds found in Guadeloupe are pelicans, hummingbirds, and the endangered Guadeloupean wren.

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The French national team and Manchester United striker, Louis Saha, is also of Guadeloupean descent as is Swansea City goalkeeper Willy Gueret.

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The economy of Guadeloupe depends on tourism, agriculture, light industry and services.

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Guadeloupe was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his second trip to the Americas in 1493.