Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 617 sq km
Population: 178 015 inhab. (estimate 2016)
Density: 288.52 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 14° N; long. 61° W
Capital: Castries (capital) 22 111 inhab. (2010); Castries 66 262 inhab. (2011), urban agglomeration
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (100 cents)
Human development index: 0.735 (rank: 92)
Head of State: The British Sovereign
Prime Minister: Allen Chastanet (UWP, conservative), since 6 June 2016
Internet: www.stats.gov.lc (Government Statistics Department)
Member of Caricom, Commonwealth, OAS, UN, WTO

Saint Lucia

Useful information

International license plate code WL
International dialling code 001758
Travel vaccinations requirement yellow fever (required only if traveling from a country with risk of transmission)
Electricity (Voltage) 240
Driving side left
Internet code .lc

GMT -4
DST not applied
Annual average temperature (°C) Soufrière 25.9
Average temperature in January/July (°C) Soufrière 24.5/27
Daily sunshine hours in June/December (average) Soufrière 8/8
Annual average precipitation (mm) Soufrière 2195
Days of rainfall (annual average) Soufrière 215

Geography.
Saint Lucia is an island in the Lesser Antilles, between the islands of Martinique to the north and Saint Vincent to the south.

Government

Saint Lucia has been independent since 22 February 1979 within the British Commonwealth. UK sovereignty is represented by a Governor General who appoints the Prime Minister. There are two houses of parliament: the Chamber consisting of 17 members elected for a five-year term and the Senate, with 11 members appointed by the Governor.

Justice

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Homicides	21.6	per 100 000 pop.	2012

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Administrative division

District	AREA	INHABITANTS	YEAR
Anse-la-Raye	31 sq km	6 305 inhab.	2011
Canaries	16 sq km	2 063 inhab.	2011

Cities

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Castries	22 111	inhab.	2010
Vieux-Fort	4 600	inhab.	2006

Urban agglomerations

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Castries	66 262	inhab.	2011

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Population

Population by age and gender (% - 2017)

75+

60-74

45-59

30-44

15-29

0-14

MALE

AGE

FEMALE

Demographic statistics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Birth rate	12.1	‰	2016
Death rate	7.5	‰	2016

Ethnic groups

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
black	85.3	%	2010
mestizo	10.9	%	2010

Religions

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Catholic	61.1	%	2010
Protestant	24	%	2010

Languages

DESCRIPTION
English (official)
French Creole

Population by selected age groups

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
0-14 years	20	%	2017
15-29 years	22.6	%	2017

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Economy

The main crop is bananas, which are often damaged by hurricanes, but the economy is mostly based on tourism and on offshore finance. There are food, apparel and electronic components factories.

Economy - General data

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100)	64.86	index	2016
Balance of trade	- 545	M US$	2017

External debt	551	M US$	2016
GDP	1 686	M US$	2017
GDP annual growth rate	2.974	%	2017
GDP per capita	9 607	US$	2017
GDP per capita, purchasing power parity (PPP)	14 450	international dollars	2017
GNI	1 593	M US$	2017
GNI per capita	7 070	US$	2016
GNI per capita, purchasing power parity (PPP)	13 230	international dollars	2017
Hi-tech exports	5.915	% of exported products	2016
Inflation	0.119	%	2017
ODA receipts	15	M US$	2016
ODA receipts % GDP	0.903	% of GDP	2016
Public debt	71.262	% of GDP	2017

Economy - Employment

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Active population	99 087	units	2017
Active population, Females	46	%	2017

Economy - Unemployment

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Unemployment rate	21	%	2017
Unemployment rate, Females	50	%	2017

Economy - State budget

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expenses	887.9	M LCU	2015
Revenues	1 014	M LCU	2015

Employment by economic activity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
agriculture	15.3	%	2017
industry	17.3	%	2017

GDP by economic activity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
agriculture	3.3	%	2016
industry	14.1	%	2016

Financial data

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Currency in circulation	0.241	BN LCU	2017
International reserves	321.8	M US$	2017

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Agriculture

Land use

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
arable land	16.39	%	2015
forests	33.28	%	2015

Agriculture - products - Roots and tubers

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cassava	1.32	1000 t	2016
roots and tubers, total	4.526	1000 t	2016

Agriculture - products - Vegetables

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cabbages	0.247	1000 t	2016
carrots and turnips	0.015	1000 t	2016

Agriculture - products - Coconut palm

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
coconuts	13.21	1000 t	2016
copra	0.9	1000 t	2005

Agriculture - products - Aromatics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cocoa	0.064	1000 t	2016
ginger	0.018	1000 t	2016

Agriculture - products - Fruits

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
fruits, total	15.853	1000 t	2014

Agriculture - products - Citrus fruits

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
citrus fruits	1.476	1000 t	2016
grapefruits	0.63	1000 t	2016

Agriculture - products - Tropical fruits

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
avocados	0.18	1000 t	2016
bananas	3.544	1000 t	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Roots and tubers

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cassava	0.619	1000 ha	2016
sweet potatoes	0.054	1000 ha	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Vegetables

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cabbages	0.029	1000 ha	2016
carrots and turnips	0.001	1000 ha	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Coconut palm

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
coconuts	2.593	1000 ha	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Aromatics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cocoa	0.039	1000 ha	2016
ginger	0.012	1000 ha	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Citrus fruits

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
citrus fruits	0.177	1000 ha	2016
grapefruits	0.079	1000 ha	2016

Agriculture - areas harvested - Tropical fruits

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
avocados	0.028	1000 ha	2016
bananas	0.355	1000 ha	2016

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Forests-Livestock-Fishing

Forestry

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
timber	9 757	m³	2016

Livestock - Cattle

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
cattle	10.861	1000 heads	2016
cattle and buffaloes	10.861	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Pigs

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
pigs	37.594	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Sheep

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
sheep	9.22	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Goats

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
goats	11.288	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Equines

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
asses	0.614	1000 heads	2016
asses and mules	1.729	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Poultry

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
birds	468	1000 heads	2016

Livestock - Livestock products

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
eggs	0.754	1000 t	2016
hides and skins	0.081	1000 t	2013

Fishing

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
crustaceans and molluscs	508.87	t	2016
freshwater fishes	15.27	t	2016

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Energy

Electric energy - Generated

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
- thermal	358	M kWh	2015
non-renewable electricity generation	100	%	2015

Electric energy - Installed capacity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
- thermal	88	1000 kW	2015
- other renew.	1	1000 kW	2015

Electric energy - Total production and capacity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
total net generation	358	M kWh	2015
total installed capacity	89	1000 kW	2015

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Industry

Industry - Food and beverages

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
beer of barley	13.8	1000 t	2014
coconut oil	0.5	1000 t	2014

Industry - Various

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
manufacturing production	37.2	M US$	2017

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Trade

Composition of goods exports

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
manufactures	59.202	% of goods exports	2016
food products	36.249	% of goods exports	2016

Merchandise Export

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
2017	115	M US$	-
2016	119.657	M US$	-

Merchandise Import

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
2017	660	M US$	-
2016	654.766	M US$	-

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Tourism

International Tourism

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expenditures	44	M US$	2016
Number of arrivals	348 000	units	2016

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Communications

Communication - Transport

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Merchant fleet	5	units	1995
Merchant fleet, gross tonnage	1 421	t	1995

Communication - Media and telecommunication

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Broadband subscribers	177.702	per 1000 pop.	2017
Computers	163	per 1000 pop.	2004

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Social and welfare

Social statistics - Education

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expected years of schooling	12.2	years	2012
Gradautes, percentage	3.4	%	2004

Social statistics - Students and Teachers by level

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Teachers, primary level	1 087	units	2016
Teachers, secondary level	1 077	units	2016

Social statistics - Health

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Hospital beds	1	per 1000 pop.	2012
Physicians	0.5	per 1000 pop.	2013

Social statistics - Diseases

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Tuberculosis	1.9	per 100 000 pop.	2016
Tuberculosis (prevalence)	11	per 100 000 pop.	2014

Other social indicators

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking	97.23	%	2016
Access to electricity	97.760	%	2016

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Castries	79 sq km	66 262 inhab.	2011
Choiseul	31 sq km	6 154 inhab.	2011
Dennery	70 sq km	12 715 inhab.	2011
Gros-Islet	101 sq km	25 443 inhab.	2011
Laborie	38 sq km	6 763 inhab.	2011
Micoud	78 sq km	16 434 inhab.	2011
Soufrière	51 sq km	8 550 inhab.	2011
Vieux-Fort	44 sq km	16 434 inhab.	2011
SAINT LUCIA	617 sq km	167 123 inhab.	2011

Micoud	3 400	inhab.	2006
Dennery	2 900	inhab.	2006
Soufrière	2 900	inhab.	2006
Laborie	2 600	inhab.	2001
Anse-la-Raye	1 400	inhab.	2001
Canaries	1 300	inhab.	2001
Gros-Islet	700	inhab.	2001
Choiseul	300	inhab.	2001

30-44 years	21.7	%	2017
45-59 years	19.6	%	2017
60-74 years	10.6	%	2017
75+ years	5.5	%	2017

meadows & pastures	0.98	%	2015
other land	49.35	%	2015

marine fishes	1 600	t	2016
total catch	2 129	t	2016

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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Government

Administrative division

Population

Economy

Agriculture

Forests-Livestock-Fishing

Energy

Industry

Trade

Tourism

Communications

Social and welfare

Divorce rate	0.7	‰	2012
Females	51	%	2016
Fertility rate	1.5	units	2016
Household number	54 005	units	2010
Household size	2.8	units	2010
Infant mortality rate	11.8	‰	2016
Life expectancy	75.5	years	2016
Life expectancy, Females	78.2	years	2016
Life expectancy, Males	72.8	years	2016
Males	49	%	2016
Marriage rate	1.8	‰	2012
Maternal mortality ratio	48	per 100 000 live births	2015
Mortality rate, under-5	13.3	‰	2016
Natural increase rate	4.6	‰	2016
Population < 15 years	20	%	2017
Population > 60 years	16.2	%	2017
Population at latest census	165 595	pop.	2010 (census)
Population growth rate	0.4	%	2015-2020
Sex ratio, males per 100 females	96	units	2016
Urban population	18.5	%	2016

nonreligious/atheist	5.9	%	2010
other Christian	4.4	%	2010
other	2.7	%	2010
Rastafari	1.9	%	2010

sweet potatoes	0.502	1000 t	2016
taro	0.499	1000 t	2016
yams	0.493	1000 t	2016

cucumbers	0.913	1000 t	2016
lettuce	0.206	1000 t	2016
squashes	0.463	1000 t	2016
tomatoes	0.295	1000 t	2016
watermelons	0.255	1000 t	2016

cucumbers	0.049	1000 ha	2016
lettuce	0.018	1000 ha	2016
pumpkins and squashes	0.018	1000 ha	2016
tomatoes	0.012	1000 ha	2016
watermelons	0.013	1000 ha	2016

equines, total	2.845	1000 heads	2016
horses	1.116	1000 heads	2016
mules	1.115	1000 heads	2016

maize oil	0.004	1000 t	2014
margarine	0.3	1000 t	2014
vegetable oils	0.5	1000 t	2014

fuels	2.255	% of goods exports	2016
ores and metals	1.580	% of goods exports	2016
agricultural raw materials	0.143	% of goods exports	2016

2015	180.311	M US$	-
2014	160.577	M US$	-
2013	174.395	M US$	-
2012	182.433	M US$	-
2011	160.087	M US$	-
2010	214.515	M US$	-
2009	165.956	M US$	-
2008	164.022	M US$	-
2007	98	M US$	-
2006	93.746	M US$	-
2005	64.22	M US$	-
2004	79.782	M US$	-
2003	62	M US$	-
2002	44	M US$	-
2001	44	M US$	-
2000	43	M US$	-
1999	55.7	M US$	-
1998	62.2	M US$	-
1997	61	M US$	-
1996	80	M US$	-
1995	109	M US$	-
1994	106	M US$	-
1993	120	M US$	-
1992	123	M US$	-
1991	110	M US$	-
1990	127	M US$	-

2015	570.211	M US$	-
2014	627.322	M US$	-
2013	620.421	M US$	-
2012	643.598	M US$	-
2011	696.858	M US$	-
2010	662.491	M US$	-
2009	520.41	M US$	-
2008	655.737	M US$	-
2007	613.908	M US$	-
2006	592.368	M US$	-
2005	485.775	M US$	-
2004	421.582	M US$	-
2003	403	M US$	-
2002	309	M US$	-
2001	355	M US$	-
2000	355	M US$	-
1999	355	M US$	-
1998	328	M US$	-
1997	332	M US$	-
1996	313	M US$	-
1995	307	M US$	-
1994	303	M US$	-
1993	300	M US$	-
1992	313	M US$	-
1991	295	M US$	-
1990	271	M US$	-

Indian	2.2	%	2010
mulatto	0.6	%	2010
white	0.6	%	2010
other	0.4	%	2010

nutmeg	0.034	1000 t	2016
pepper	0.154	1000 t	2016

lemons	0.29	1000 t	2016
oranges	0.556	1000 t	2016

Motor vehicles	38 572	units	2002
Passenger cars	24 860	units	2002
Passenger cars per 1000 pop.	157	per 1000 pop.	2002
Roads	910	km	2000
Roads, asphalt	47	km	2000

Internet users	467.290	per 1000 pop.	2016
Mobiles	987.978	per 1000 pop.	2017
Radios	854	per 1000 pop.	2001
Ratio of mobile to fixed telephone lines	5.046	units	2017
Telephone lines	195.779	per 1000 pop.	2017
TVs	90.7	% of households	2015

Graduates	862	units	2016
Gross enrolment ratio, primary - Female	86	index	2012
Gross enrolment ratio, primary - Male	89	index	2012
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary - Female	88	index	2016
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary - Male	87	index	2016
Illiteracy rate, adult	5.2	%	2004
Mean years of schooling	9.3	years	2015
Public spending on education	5.7	% of GDP	2016
Students	32 314	units	2016
Teachers	2 477	units	2016

Teachers, tertiary level	313	units	2016
Students, primary level	16 445	units	2016
Students, secondary level	12 694	units	2016
Students, tertiary level	3 175	units	2016

Access to improved drinking-water source	96.3	%	2015
Access to improved sanitation	90.541	%	2015
Alcohol consumption per capita	9.69	litres	2016
Calories available per capita/day	2 608	units	2014-16
CFCs	0.8	ODP tons	2006
CFCs consumption per 1000 people	4.8	ODP kg	2006
Children underweight	2.8	%	2012
CO2 emissions	0.433	M t	2015
CO2 emissions per capita	2.340	t	2015
Deforestation	0.29	%	2010-15
Electricity consumption per capita	1 799.685	kWh	2015
Forests	33.28	%	2015
Gender Inequality Index (GII), rank	74	rank	2015
Gender Inequality Index (GII), value	0.353	index	2015
Human Poverty Index HPI-1, rank	26	rank	2007
Human Poverty Index HPI-1, value	6.3	%	2007
Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)	0.617	index	2015
International poverty line - population below $1.90 a day	35.83	%	1995
International poverty line - population below $3.20 a day	61.77	%	1995
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)	0.003	index	2012
PM10 emissions	11.060	µg/m³	2011
PM2.5 emissions	17.347	µg/m³	2016
Population undernourished	17	%	2014-16
Protected areas	0.933	%	2016