Independence Year : 1979
Population : 154000
Life Expectancy : 72.3
Capital : 3065
GNP : 571.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Saint Lucia
Government Form : Constitutional Monarchy
Location : Caribbean, an island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and south of Martinique.
Terrain : Mountainous; highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m.
Climate : Tropical; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August
Ethnic Group : African descent 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, European 0.8%
Religions : Christianity
Official Website :
www.stlucia.gov.lc
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General Information - Saint Lucia
Background
Saint Lucia is part of the Windward Islands, the southern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies.
An island nation with an Amerindian, African and British-French heritage.
The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times!); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814.
Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979
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