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Saint Lucia: Geography, Government, Economy

Saint Lucia is a Caribbean island country with a population of around 165,000 people. Tourism is the main economic driver, accounting for 65% of GDP. The economy is vulnerable to external shocks like volatile tourism and dependence on foreign oil. English is the official language, and most residents are black or mixed race. Over 60% of residents practice Roman Catholicism.

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Saint Lucia: Geography, Government, Economy

Saint Lucia is a Caribbean island country with a population of around 165,000 people. Tourism is the main economic driver, accounting for 65% of GDP. The economy is vulnerable to external shocks like volatile tourism and dependence on foreign oil. English is the official language, and most residents are black or mixed race. Over 60% of residents practice Roman Catholicism.

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SAINT LUCIA

GOVERNMENT ECONOMY
Chief of State Economic Overview
Queen ELIZABETH II tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income -
represented by Governor General Neville CENAC accounting for 65% of GDP - and its main source of foreign
Head of Government exchange; the island is vulnerable to a variety of external
Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters,
Government Type and dependence on foreign oil
parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm $2.536 billion (2017 est.)
Capital GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity)
Castries $14,400 (2017 est.)
Legislature Exports
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 $204.2 million (2017 est.)
seats) and the House of Assembly (17 seats) partners: US 67.6%, UK 5.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.5%
Judiciary (2017)
the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), Imports
headquartered on St. Lucia, is the superior court of $403.6 million (2017 est.)
the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States partners: US 53.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% (2017)
Ambassador to US
Ambassador Anton Edsel EDMUNDS
US Ambassador PEOPLE & SOCIETY
the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia, Population
US Ambassador to Barbados Linda S. 165,000 (July 2017 est.)
TAGLIALATELA is accredited to Saint Lucia Population Growth
0.32% (2017 est.)
Ethnicity
GEOGRAPHY black/African descent
Area 85.3%, mixed 10.9%,
Total: 616 sq km East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
Land: 606 sq km Language
Water: 10 sq km English (official); French patois
Climate Religion
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5%, other Christian 3.4%,
season January to April, rainy season May to Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none 5.9%, unspecified 1.4%
August (2010 est.)
Natural Resources Urbanization
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral urban population: 18.7% of total population (2018)
springs, geothermal potential rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

as of September 2018

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