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| Guadeloupe | Le Moule | Marie-Galante |
| Marigot | Petit-Bourg | Pointe A Pitre |
| Saint-Martin | St Anne | St Barthelemy |
| St Francois | Terre-de-Haut |
Guadeloupe comprises five islands: Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre (separated from Basse-Terre by a narrow sea channel called salt river) with the adjacent islands of La Désirade, Les Saintes and Marie-Galante.
As part of France, Guadeloupe is part of the European Union; hence its currency is the euro.
Guadeloupe is however not party to the Schengen Agreement.
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.
HHG listed Saint-Martin in Guadeloupe and Sint Maarten in Netherlands Antilles.
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