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Saint Lucia
Sent Lisi
(Saint Lucian Creole French)
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|---|---|
| Motto: "The Land, The People, The Light" | |
| Anthem: "Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia" |
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.svg)
Location of Saint Lucia (circled in red)
in the Caribbean |
|
 |
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| Capital
and largest city
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Castries 13°53′00″N 60°58′00″W / 13.88333°N 60.96667°W / 13.88333; -60.96667[1] |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular languages |
Saint Lucian Creole French[2] |
| Ethnic groups
(2020
[3])
|
|
| Religion
(2020)
[4]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Saint Lucian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
|
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
| Errol Charles | |
| Philip J. Pierre | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Assembly | |
| Independence | |
| 1 March 1967 | |
|
• Independence from the
United Kingdom
|
22 February 1979 |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
617 km2 (238 sq mi) (178th) |
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• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
| Population | |
|
• 2018 estimate
|
 178,696[5] (177th) |
|
• 2010 census
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165,595 |
|
• Density
|
299.4/km2 (775.4/sq mi) (29th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $3.452 billion[6] (182nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$18,972[6] (90th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$2.469 billion[6] (186th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$13,572[6] (70th) |
| Gini (2016) | 51.2[7] high inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.725[8] high (108th) |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | LC |
| Internet TLD | .lc |
|
Saint Lucia
Sent Lisi
(Saint Lucian Creole French)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "The Land, The People, The Light" | |
| Anthem: "Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia" |
|
|
Location of Saint Lucia (circled in red)
in the Caribbean |
|
|
|
| Capital
and largest city
|
Castries 13°53′00″N 60°58′00″W / 13.88333°N 60.96667°W / 13.88333; -60.96667[1] |
| Official languages | English |
| Vernacular languages |
Saint Lucian Creole French[2] |
| Ethnic groups
(2020
[3])
|
|
| Religion
(2020)
[4]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Saint Lucian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
|
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
| Errol Charles | |
| Philip J. Pierre | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Assembly | |
| Independence | |
| 1 March 1967 | |
|
• Independence from the
United Kingdom
|
22 February 1979 |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
617 km2 (238 sq mi) (178th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
1.6 |
| Population | |
|
• 2018 estimate
|
178,696[5] (177th) |
|
• 2010 census
|
165,595 |
|
• Density
|
299.4/km2 (775.4/sq mi) (29th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$3.452 billion[6] (182nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$18,972[6] (90th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$2.469 billion[6] (186th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$13,572[6] (70th) |
| Gini (2016) | 51.2[7] high inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.725[8] high (108th) |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | LC |
| Internet TLD | .lc |
