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 | SAINT LUCIAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Saint Lucia |
| country code ISO: LC //; - FIPS: ST |
| location: Central America, West Indies, Caribbean, Lesser Antilles |
| time zone: -4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 617 sq.km = 238 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 14° N / East/West: 61° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Caribbean Sea |
| climate: tropical Caribbean |
| Government |
| independent since: 1979-02-22 |
| type of government: federative republic within the United Kingdom |
| capital: Castries |
| administrative division: district (10) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 133,308, or: 135,685 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 156,260 /-; 2001: 158,178 |
| population density: 253 per sq.km = 656 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: 41 years |
| birth rate: 22 - 25 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 - 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 18 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73 years (male: 69; female: 76) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 36% //; - 15-59 years: 55% //; - 60+ years: 9% |
| urbanisation: 38 - 48% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: black 90,5%; mixed 5,5%; East Indian 3,2%; white 0,8% |
| languages: English (official); French patois |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 79%; Protestant 15,5% (Seventh-day Adventists, Pentecostal) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 100% |
| people per physician: 2235 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 82% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 7% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 1% |
| adult literacy: 80% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 3% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 3450 per capita |
| GNI USD 4120 per capita //; - [ppp: 5400] |
| GDP growth: 1% |
| income: USD 2500 per capita |
| import: USD 300 per capita //; - export: USD 120 per capita |
| trade: USD 2267 per capita //; - or 61% of GDP |
| trade partners: GB US TT JP |
| human development index: 0,749 //; - position of the country in the world no.: ca 70 |
| female labour force: 40% |
| unemployment: 15,5% |
| tourism: 0,26 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 30% //; - grass land: 5% //; - wooded area: 13% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 26% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 16% |
| agricultural products: bananas, copra, breadfruit, mangoes, cocoa, pepper, plantains, pineapples, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops |
| livestock (1000's): asses 1 / cattle: 12,4 / goats: 9,8 / horses 1 / pigs: 14,7 / poultry: 210 / sheep: 12,5 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 22% |
| industrial products: food & beverages, paper & cardboard products, garments, clothing |
| mining products: of no importance |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,3 |
| services: labour force: 60% //; - part of services in GDP: 62% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 338 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 970 km //; - of which paved: 56% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 43 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 121 - 266 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 575 - 746 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 18 - 211 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: 141 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mount Gimie 951 m, Gros Piton 798, Petit Piton 743, La Sorcière 677 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: a few small rivers only to drain the mountain slopes: like Cul de Sac, Roseau, Canelles |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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