Isle of Fatima

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Île du Fatima (French)
Ziî da Fatemeh (Fatimean Creole)
Flag of Isle of Fatima
Flag
of Isle of Fatima
Coat of arms
Guadeloupe in France 2016.svg
CapitalNotre-Dame de Fatima
Official languagesFrench
Recognised national languagesFatimean Creole
Gini2.2
low
HDIDecrease 0.335
low
CurrencyFatimean Franc

Isle of Fatima is an archipielago located in the Caribbean that until 2017 was constituted as an overseas department and region of France. It consists in four inhabited islands as well as many uninhabited islands.

History

The pre-colonial era of the island is marked by the inhabitance of indigenous groups. It is believed that before 4000 BCE there was a war between the Arawak and Karib groups in which the last ones prevailed and the Arawak were displaced and moved to other islands far away. The Ziî Maor (Major Island) was first attended by Christopher Columbus in 1497 and he gave it the current name to the islands.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Notre-Dame de Fatima
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
31
(88)
31
(88)
32
(90)
32
(90)
32
(90)
30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)
22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
22
(72)
21
(70)
22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 30
(1.2)
30
(1.2)
60
(2.4)
70
(2.8)
150
(5.9)
190
(7.5)
100
(3.9)
230
(9.1)
220
(8.7)
220
(8.7)
140
(5.5)
110
(4.3)
1,550
(61.2)
Average precipitation days 15.4 15.0 13.6 12.8 11.6 11.5 11.5 18.1 16.6 16.6 16.2 15.7 174.6