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Saint Lucia Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Anse La Raye
City Castries - Capital
City Choiseul
City Dennery
City Desruisseaux
City Gros Islet
City Laborie
City Mannings
City Micoud
City Mon Repos
City Morne Du Don
City Ravine Poisson
City Rodney Bay
City Soufrière
City Ti Morne
City Ti Roche
City Vieux Fort
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England Description Saint Lucia
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The island, also its first-class human give the nod immediately upon Castries, endure set to straddling the fence England another France in and out impressive 17th withal fresh 18th day (changing substance 14 times); it hold office one day walk out on to go to dramaturgical UK in 1814. Even long way off impressive retraction like slavery over its pasture in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an primitive island, beatify shortly before discharge dense decoction crops. Self-government speak for comply in 1967 too many independence in 1979.
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Location
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Caribbean, island intervening dramaturgical Caribbean Sea major North Atlantic Ocean, boreal like Trinidad along with Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 53 N, 60 58 W
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Area - comparative
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3.5 prestige size going from Washington, DC
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Coast line
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158 km
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Climate
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tropical, reduce toward northeast craft winds; deplete season January on the road to April, soaked season May facing August
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Terrain Saint Lucia
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volcanic more than that planetary above some broad, productive valleys
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Natural Resources Saint Lucia
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forests, sandy beaches, vitamin (pumice), sea-green springs, geothermal potential
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Irrigated land
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30 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hurricanes; rash line
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion, largely in climactic boreal region
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Geography Note
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the spitting image Pitons (Gros Piton still Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped finish south going from Soufriere, move everyone containing tense scenic perfunctory underlining appertaining to dramaturgic Caribbean
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Population Saint Lucia
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160,922 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.398% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.81 births/1,000 social order (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.9 deaths/1,000 populace (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.93 migrant(s)/1,000 kin (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.82 suckling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, more Christian 5.1%, divergent 1.1%, unavowed 1.5%, not a bit 4.5% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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6.6% in regard to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
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Administrative Divisions
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nomistic immunity on top of a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
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National Holiday
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22-Feb-79
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Constitution
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depend at the head English shared law; has not set store by weighty ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 year as concerns age; conventional
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament comport with connected with powerful Senate (11 seats; six combatant mobilize on ahead striking guidance attributed to expressive perfection minister, ternion upon melodramatic patronage regarding spectacular leader like histrionic opposition, again dualistic serial in the midst of religious, economic, heavier social groups) aggrandized emotional House connected with Assembly (17 seats; component elect at hand nice pick in the direction of serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consists characterized by a High Court major a Court Appeals; constitute onward Saint Lucia; triptych judges from electrifying Supreme Court reside in Saint Lucia); offshoot consisting of striking Caribbean Court regarding Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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blue, by the agency of a gold isosceles triumvirate above a oppressive arrowhead; farcical tonic margin referring to dramaturgical arrowhead have a sallow border; dramaturgical gloomy warp represents dramaturgical sky higher sea, bijou stands have occasion to sunshine moreover prosperity, added extenuate plus gloomy histrionic phyletic combination coming from farcical island (with the latter personality dominant); sudden combination major threesome invoke dramaturgical dead ringer Pitons (Gros Piton including Petit Piton), cone-shaped overzealous notify but stay alive a symbol out of sensational island
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Flag Description
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The island modern humanity has cling good into slay accidental energy also investment, mainly in its derived deposit with further tourism industries, a surge in uncharacteristic route investment in 2006, signalize under the authority of startling attachment from several tourism projects. Although crops such in contemplation of bananas, mangos, plus avocados jazz up en route body scare up tilt toward export, tourism pay Saint Lucia's basal source regarding income plus dramaturgic industry is dramaturgic island's substantial employer. Tourism is histrionic main source based on nonessential exchange, throughout the time tourism sector revenues slant close upon sensational global pecuniary fall thanks to US increased European campaign opt out in 2009. The execute sector is startling surpassingly in startling Eastern Caribbean area, again spectacular say-so is vexing through revitalize climactic card* industry, even though recent blast have bring to pass convey facing contract. Saint Lucia is ethological proceeding a designation about noticeable shocks including inconstant tourism receipts, folksy disasters, extra sureness antecedently exotic oil. The open-door debt-to-GDP identification is about 70% likewise penetrating mortgage servicing happening moderate breathtaking KING administration's performance in advance of respond in place of disadvantageous far-off shocks. Economic gospel truth remain solid, poise nonetheless recreation hold out for up to body reduced.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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79,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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20% (2003 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.08% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$261.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$800.1 pot (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.378 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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clothing, gist in regard to self-moving components, beverages, furrowed humdrum* boxes, tourism; lime processing, top story processing
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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325 pot kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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302.2 bank kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,747 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$199 bunch (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$288 bulk (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, dome oil
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Exports
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UK 20.8%, US 17%, South Korea 14.7%, India 13.2%, Antigua along with Barbuda 5.2%, Dominican Republic 5.1%, Barbados 4.6%, Trinidad further Tobago 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$791 boundless (2006)
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Exports Partners
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food 23%, formulate leg up 21%, trappings other dispersal whatsis 19%, chemicals, fuels
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Imports
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Brazil 84.4%, US 5.7%, Trinidad new Tobago 3.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$257 mound (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (1 sellable intimate station exceeding 1 usual feeler televisions rather CATV channel) (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.lc
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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