Flag of Guadeloupe

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Guadeloupe, anoverseas region anddepartment ofFrance located in theCaribbean, has no flag with official status other than theFrench national flag.

Guadeloupe

Flag of France Guadeloupe is aregion of France
Tricolore
Use	National flag,civil andstate ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 February 1794


Flag of the Guadeloupe Region
Use	State flag

Other flags

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The Frenchtricolore is the officialnational 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 andRéunion. Thelogo of Guadeloupe shows a stylized Sun and bird on a green and light blue square with the subscriptREGION GUADELOUPE underlined in yellow.

A locally used unofficial flag, based on the coat of arms of Guadeloupe's capitalBasse-Terre has a black or red field with a 30-rayed yellowsun and a greensugarcane, and a blue stripe with three yellowfleurs-de-lis on the top.

The independentistPeople's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe has proposed a national flag. It bears great resemblance with the national flag ofSuriname, with the star shifted towards the hoist.