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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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]
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|
Demonym(s) | Saint Lucian |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Errol Charles (acting) | |
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 | E.C Dollar (XCD) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1 758 |
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" |
|
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 (acting) | |
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 | E.C Dollar (XCD) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +1 758 |
ISO 3166 code | LC |
Internet TLD | .lc |