Info about Saint Lucia

One of the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, St. Lucia lies just south of Martinique. It is of volcanic origin. A chain of wooded mountains runs from north to south and from them flow many streams into fertile valleys.

Capital
Castries - 14 000 people
all city from Saint Lucia

Country lead by
Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Dame Pearlette Louisy (1997)
Prime Minister: Kenny D. Anthony (1997)

Population
168,458 (growth rate: 1.3%); birth rate: 19.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.2/1000; life expectancy: 73.8; density per sq mi: 714

Land Area
234 sq mi (606 sq km); total area: 238 mi (616 sq km)

Monetary unit
East Caribbean dollar

Language
English (official), French patois

Ethnicity
black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%

Religion
Roman Catholic 68%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 6%, Evangelical 2%, Anglican 2%, other Christian 5%, Rastafarian 2%, none 5% (2001)

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 1,210 km; paved: 63 km; unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Castries, Vieux Fort. Airports: 2 (2002).

Internet tld
.lc

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