Saint Lucia March 11, 2020 agriculture , ALBA , Americas , Antilles , archipelago , Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America , British colony , British Commonwealth , Caraïbe orientale , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , Caribbean tectonic plate , Castries , colony , Commonwealth , croisières , english , English language , finance , fiscal paradise , fishing , French , French colony , French language , Gros Piton , islands , Leeward Islands , Monarchie constitutionnelle , monarchy , Mont Gimie , navire de croisière , OECO , Organisation des États américains , Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale , Petit Piton , Saint Lucia , Sainte-Lucie , tourism Official name Saint Lucia Name in local language Saint Lucia (en) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 200e ) 178,696 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 0.79 % / year Area 603 km² Density 296.34 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 204e )1.876 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 10,315 $USD (2018) GDP growth 0.60 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 76.10 years (2018) Birth rate 13.50 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 1.75 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 7.60 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 11.20 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 90.10 % (2001) Official languages English, Saint Lucian Creole, French Currency East Caribbean dollar ($ XCD) HDI (ranking: 123e )0.745 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )56.18 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor-General Neville Cenac National Day 13 December ISO Codes LC, LCA Demonym Saint Lucian Tourists (ranking ) 1,114,756 people (2017)
An island that lives thanks to tourism St. Lucia is an island nation in the Caribbean, located on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea. It is part of the Windward Islands between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the south, Barbados to the southeast and Martinique to the north. Saint Lucia is also part of the British Commonwealth. Small island near Martinique, the official language is English, but it speaks a lot French and Creole.
Castries, capital of Saint Lucia. Photo: UpstateNYer Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Castries 106,466 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Quarters Population Area Anse-la-Raye 6,305 inhabitants 31 km² Canaries 2,063 inhabitants 16 km² Castries 66,262 inhabitants 80 km² Choiseul 6,154 inhabitants 31 km² Dennery 12,715 inhabitants 70 km² Forest 0 inhabitants 78 km² Gros-Islet 25,443 inhabitants 101 km² Laborie 6,763 inhabitants 38 km² Micoud 16,434 inhabitants 78 km² Soufrière 8,550 inhabitants 50 km² Vieux Fort 16,434 inhabitants 44 km²
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