| Country |
St. Lucia |
| Capital |
Castries |
| Total Area |
239.38 sq mi
620.00 sq km
(3.5 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
156,260 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
235,420 |
| Languages |
English (official), French patois |
| Literacy |
67.0% total, 65.0% male, 69% female (1980 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
68.74 male, 76.14 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$4,300 (1998 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce
17.7% (1983 est.) |
| Industry |
clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages,
corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing |
| Agriculture |
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa |
| Arable Land |
8% |
| Exports |
bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits,
coconut oil |
| Imports |
food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and
transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels |
| Natural Resources |
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral
springs, geothermal potential |
| Current Environmental Issues |
deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the
northern region |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
31,000 (1995) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
1,000 (1995) |
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