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Saint Lucia
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| St Lucia is part of the Windward Islands group, which forms an arc jutting out from the eastern Caribbean into the Atlantic. It lies south of Dominica and north of Barbados. A mountainous island, with spectacular volcanic peaks, tropical vegetation, colourful flowers and rare species, including the St Lucia parrot (Amazona Versicolor). The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean. |
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| Geography |
Geographic coordinates |
13 53 N, 60 68 W |
Area |
616 sq km |
| Geography |
Population |
170,649 (July 2007 est.) |
Languages |
English (official), French patois |
| Geography |
| Head of Government |
Hon. Stephenson King, Prime Minister |
Capital |
Castries |
Government type |
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy |
Independence |
22 February 1979 (from UK) |
Constitution |
22 February 1979 |
Legal system |
based on English common law |
| Date of OECS Membership: |
18th June 1981 |
| Geography |
GDP |
purchasing power parity - $866 million (2002 est.) |
GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $4,800 (2005 est.) |
Agriculture - products |
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa |
Industries |
clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing |
| Websites |
| Government |
http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/ |
| Tourism |
http://www.stlucia.org/ |
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