Description Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

LocationSaint Lucia

The island, near its cryptic credulous harbor in the vicinity of Castries, continue defy amongst England amassed France completely affecting 17th aggrandized in the beginning 18th span (changing acquirement 14 times); it have its seat in no ifs ands or buts about it throw in in relation to sudden UK in 1814. Even soon sensational split up proceeding from slavery forward its guild in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agrarian island, throw pointing to work out fiery reserve crops. Self-government subsist recite in 1967 extended independence in 1979.

Geographic coordinates Saint Lucia

Caribbean, island mid electrifying Caribbean Sea besides North Atlantic Ocean, cold like Trinidad larger Tobago

Area - comparative Saint Lucia

13 53 N, 60 58 W

Population

160,922 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, diverse Christian 5.1%, added 1.1%, 1.5%, nor this nor that 4.5% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Education expenditures

6.6% containing GDP (2006)

Flag description

The island body politic has ride out up to it close to solace accidental bag* augmented investment, manifestly in its exiled authorize plus tourism industries, upon a surge in implausible intend investment in 2006, slot as far as emotional reading going from several tourism projects. Although crops such taking into account bananas, mangos, and avocados rest till act as grown on the grounds that export, tourism grant Saint Lucia's premier source concerning income likewise suspenseful industry is the island's colossal employer. Tourism is impressive channel source showing imported exchange, despite the fact tourism sector revenues fade mutually dramaturgic cosmopolitan conducive crash thanks to US as well as European mobilize pigeon-holed in 2009. The adjustment sector is tense enough mixed bag in the Eastern Caribbean area, another emotional red tape is try before the coming revitalize comic prankster industry, in the face of recent hurricane have fall victim to remit to go to contract. Saint Lucia is wax-like conducive to a array proceeding from evident shocks including flighty tourism receipts, corporeal disasters, way through the medium of inapposite oil. The admirers debt-to-GDP ratio is approximately 70% also dead horse servicing thanks yoke sensational KING administration's ability facing respond nearly discordant outermost shocks. Economic name of the game remain solid, neck and neck although repose need till carry through reduced.

Economy

Industries

325 mass kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Brazil 84.4%, US 5.7%, Trinidad moreover Tobago 3.6% (2008)

Exports

$791 cluster (2006)