| Name: | Guadeloupe (Overseas department of Guadeloupe) |
| Local name (French): | Guadeloupe (Département d'outre-mer de Guadeloupe) |
| Bordering countries: | Netherlands Antilles |
| Status: | French overseas department |
| Surface: | 1.8 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 440 ths. |
| Capital: | Basse-Terre |
| Official language: | French |
