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Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of
Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
located in the Caribbean, has no flag with official status other than the French national flag.
Other flags
The French '' tricolore'' is the official national flag used in Guadeloupe. In addition to the French flag, an inscribed regional logo on a white field is often used as regional flag, similar to the practice inMayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loca ...
and Réunion. The logo
A logo (abbreviation of logotype; ) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name it represents as in a wo ...
of Guadeloupe shows a stylized Sun and bird on a green and light blue square with the subscript ''REGION GUADELOUPE'' underlined in yellow.
A locally used unofficial flag, based on the coat of arms of Guadeloupe's capital Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre (, ; ; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the ''prefecture'' (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located o ...
has a black or red field with a 30-rayed yellow sun
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and a green sugarcane, and a blue stripe with three yellow fleurs-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol.
The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...
on the top.
The independentist People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe
The People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (french: Union populaire pour la libération de la Guadeloupe, UPLG) is a far-left political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Cre ...
has proposed a national flag. It bears some resemblance with the national flag of Suriname.
Gallery
See also
*Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe, a ''région'' and overseas département of France in the Caribbean, does not have an official coat of arms, however an unofficial coat of arms and a government logo are sometimes used in a similar capacity.
Unofficial coat of arms
Gu ...
* Flags of the regions of France
* List of political parties in Guadeloupe
References
External links
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