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The island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean was a British colony before independence in 1979. The population consists mainly of descendants of African slaves. English is the official language, but after earlier French influence, many also speak the Creole language patois. Tourism has been about banana cultivation as the main source of income on the tropical volcanic island.
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Geography and climate
Saint Lucia is the second largest island in the Lovar Islands (Windward Islands) within the Small Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean (Caribbean). Saint Lucia is a mountainous island of volcanic origin.
On the mountain sides, tropical rainforests grow and the island is bordered by elongated beaches. The island’s most famous landmarks are the twin mountains Gros Piton and Petit Piton, which rise like two high sugar peaks just south of the town of Soufrière in the southwest.
The temperature in Saint Lucia is roughly the same year round, around 25 degrees. The island has a dry period, which runs from January to April, and the rainy season lasts from May to November.
The amount of rain increases with the height above the sea. Periodically, so-called pass winds blow from cheese or northeast. Saint Lucia is sometimes affected by tropical hurricanes, which can cause flooding and landslides in steep terrain.
Country Facts
Geography
| Cultivated land | 17.4 % |
| Land area | 616 km 2 |
Population and health
| Population development | 0.34 ‰ |
| Urban population (Urbanization) | 18.5 % |
| Death rate | 7.42 per 1000 residents |
| Life expectancy: Women | 80.47 years |
| Life expectancy: Men | 74.87 years |
| Birth rate | 13.7 births per 1000 residents |
| HDI index | 0.729 |
| Population | 163922 |
| Infant mortality | 11.45 deaths / 1000 births |
Population Graph Source: Countryaah.com
Energy
| Electricity, production | 361 million kWh |
| Energy consumption per inhabitant | kg. oil per resident |
| Natural gas, production | million cubic meters |
| Crude oil, production | million tons |
Infrastructure
| Internet users | 89.2 per 100 residents |
| Mobile subscriptions | 115 per 100 residents |
| Passenger cars | 166 per 1000 residents |
Business and economics
| Unemployment | 20% of the workforce |
| GDP | 11700 per resident |
| Primary occupations | 21.7 % |
| Secondary profession | 24.7 % |
| Tertiary professions | 53.6 % |
Surface
616 km2 (2018)
Time
Swedish –5 hours
Capital with number of residents
Castries 22,200 (with suburbs, Sources: Allcitypopulation.com)
Other major cities
Micoud, Vieux Fort, Soufriere
Highest mountain
Mount Gimie (950 m asl)