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Basse-Terre

444,515 (July 2004 est.)

Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint Martin is shared with the Netherlands; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles and its northern portion is named Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe.

NA

purchasing power parity - $3.513 billion (2003 est.)

20,000 (2002)

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