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Guadeloupe
Facts
- An overseas department of France
- Population of about 405,500
- Capital is Basse-Terre
- Extremely volcanic island
- Tourism is the main industry, along with sugarcane, bananas, eggplant, yam, and pomegranate
Culture & Well Known People
- Culture most well known for the islanders' literary achievements
- Most well known writer is Saint-John Perse who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960
- Maryse Conde- well known French language author of historical fiction
- Painting and sculpture are very important part of culture
- Music and dance are very popular including the island's own dance called "quadrille"
- Soccer is the most popular sport
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