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Guadeloupe  

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  • Predominantly Catholic, the island nation of Guadeloupe in the eastern Caribbean is a former French Antillean colony that has been considered an overseas department (département d'outremer) of France since 1946. The island's residents are French citizens with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of French nationals, including military duties. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Guadeloupe]

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