Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France with La Soufrière volcano and a butterfly-shaped twin-island layout. Home to about 384,000 people across roughly 1,628 km², the archipelago combines French citizenship and the euro with Creole culture, sugar-cane rum, zouk music, and the Caribbean's tallest waterfalls. This quiz dives into its islands, history, food, and famous figures.
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You'll explore Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, La Soufrière volcano and the Carbet Falls, the Saintes and Marie-Galante, Creole cuisine and rum distilleries, the band Kassav', poet Saint-John Perse and writer Maryse Condé, and the islands' colonial history.
Yes. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France, fully part of the French Republic and the European Union. Its residents are French citizens.
Guadeloupe uses the euro, the same currency as mainland France and most of the European Union.
La Soufrière, on Basse-Terre, is the highest peak in the Lesser Antilles at 1,467 metres. It last erupted in 1976, prompting the evacuation of around 73,000 people.
Last updated: April 2026