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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia
Flag of Saint Lucia
Coat of arms of Saint Lucia
Flag Coat of arms
Location of  Saint Lucia  (circled in red)in the Caribbean  (light yellow)
Location of  Saint Lucia  (circled in red)

in the Caribbean  (light yellow)

Location of Saint Lucia
Capital
and largest city
Castries
14°1′N 60°59′W / 14.017°N 60.983°W / 14.017; -60.983
Official languages English
Vernacular
languages
Saint Lucian Creole French
Ethnic groups (2010)
Demonym Saint Lucian
Government Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pearlette Louisy
Allen Chastanet
Legislature Parliament
Senate
House of Assembly
Independence
1 March 1967
• from the United Kingdom
22 February 1979
Area
• Total
617 km2 (238 sq mi) (191st)
• Water (%)
1.6
Population
• 2015 UN estimate
184,999
• 2010 census
165,595
• Density
300/km2 (777.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$2.083 billion
• Per capita
$11,970
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.439 billion
• Per capita
$8,268
HDI (2014) Steady 0.729
high · 89th
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone (UTC−4)
Drives on the left
Calling code +1 758
ISO 3166 code LC
Internet TLD .lc

Coordinates: 13°53′N 60°58′W / 13.883°N 60.967°W / 13.883; -60.967

in the Caribbean  (light yellow)

Saint Lucia (Listeni/snt ˈlʃə/; French: Sainte-Lucie) is a sovereign island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238.23 sq mi) and reported a population of 165,595 in the 2010 census. Its capital is Castries.


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