Guadeloupe

Key Facts

Population 440,189
Capital city Basse-Terre
Local Time: GMT - 4 hours
Language: French
Local currency: Euro
Dialling code from UK : +241
GDP: US$3.513 billion (est. 2003)

Introduction

Guadeloupe is an archipelago of 9 inhabited islands and is located in the East Caribbean, north of Dominica and south of Antigua.

It is an overseas department of France

Tourism is the basis of the economy supplemented by agriculture, light industry and services.

UK Offices

Daren Hartwell
Manager Caribbean Unit
Tel: 020 7215 4828
Fax: 020 7215 8313
E-mail: daren.hartwell@uktradeinvest.gov.uk

Caribbean Unit
UK Trade & Investment
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6SW

Chamber of Commerce for the market

Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Basse-Terre
6 rue Victor Hugo
97110 Basse-Terre
Telephone: 00 1 590 99 44 44
Fax: 00 1 590 812 117

UK Trade & Investment Contact: daren.hartwell@uktradeinvest.gov.uk

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