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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Saint Lucia
    n 1: a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence
         from Great Britain in 1979 [syn: Saint Lucia, St.
         Lucia]
    2: a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of
       Martinique [syn: Saint Lucia, St. Lucia]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Saint Lucia

   Introduction Saint Lucia
   ------------------------
                            Background: The island, with its fine natural
                                        harbor at Castries, was contested
                                        between England and France
                                        throughout the 17th and early 18th
                                        centuries (changing possession 14
                                        times); it was finally ceded to the
                                        UK in 1814. Self-government was
                                        granted in 1967 and independence in
                                        1979.
  
   Geography Saint Lucia
   ---------------------
                              Location: Caribbean, island between the
                                        Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic
                                        Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
                Geographic coordinates: 13 53 N, 60 68 W
                        Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
                                  Area: total: 616 sq km
                                        water: 10 sq km
                                        land: 606 sq km
                    Area - comparative: 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 158 km
                       Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        continental shelf: 200 NM or to the
                                        edge of the continental margin
                               Climate: tropical, moderated by northeast
                                        trade winds; dry season from January
                                        to April, rainy season from May to
                                        August
                               Terrain: volcanic and mountainous with some
                                        broad, fertile valleys
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
                                        highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m
                     Natural resources: forests, sandy beaches, minerals
                                        (pumice), mineral springs,
                                        geothermal potential
                              Land use: arable land: 4.92%
                                        permanent crops: 22.95%
                                        other: 72.13% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 30 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: hurricanes and volcanic activity
          Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion,
                                        particularly in the northern region
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Desertification, Endangered
                                        Species, Environmental Modification,
                                        Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
                                        Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer
                                        Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
                                        signed, but not ratified: Climate
                                        Change-Kyoto Protocol
                      Geography - note: 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
  
   People Saint Lucia
   ------------------
                            Population: 160,145 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.6% (male 25,879;
                                        female 24,695)
                                        15-64 years: 63.1% (male 49,667;
                                        female 51,482)
                                        65 years and over: 5.3% (male 3,134;
                                        female 5,288) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 1.24% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 21.37 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -3.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.97 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.82 years
                                        female: 76.64 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 69.26 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.34 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Saint Lucian(s)
                                        adjective: Saint Lucian
                         Ethnic groups: black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%,
                                        white 1%
                             Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%,
                                        Anglican 3%
                             Languages: English (official), French patois
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over has ever
                                        attended school
                                        total population: 67%
                                        male: 65%
                                        female: 69% (1980 est.)
  
   Government Saint Lucia
   ----------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: none
                                        conventional short form: Saint Lucia
                       Government type: Westminster-style parliamentary
                                        democracy
                               Capital: Castries
              Administrative divisions: 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries,
                                        Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-
                                        Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin,
                                        Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
                          Independence: 22 February 1979 (from UK)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
                          Constitution: 22 February 1979
                          Legal system: based on English common law
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
                                        (since 6 February 1952), represented
                                        by Governor General Dr. Perlette
                                        LOUISY (since September 1997)
                                        elections: none; the monarch is
                                        hereditary; the governor general is
                                        appointed by the monarch; following
                                        legislative elections, the leader of
                                        the majority party or leader of a
                                        majority coalition is usually
                                        appointed prime minister by the
                                        governor general
                                        cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the
                                        governor general on the advice of
                                        the prime minister
                                        head of government: Prime Minister
                                        Kenneth ANTHONY (since 24 May 1997)
                                        and Deputy Prime Minister Mario
                                        MICHEL (since 24 May 1997)
                    Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of the
                                        Senate (11 seats; six members
                                        appointed on the advice of the prime
                                        minister, three on the advice of the
                                        leader of the opposition, and two
                                        after consultation with religious,
                                        economic, and social groups) and the
                                        House of Assembly (17 seats; members
                                        are elected by popular vote from
                                        single-member constituencies to
                                        serve five-year terms)
                                        election results: House of Assembly
                                        - percent of vote by party - SLP
                                        55%, UWP 37%, NA 3.5%; seats by
                                        party - SLP 14, UWP 3
                                        elections: House of Assembly - last
                                        held 3 December 2001 (next to be
                                        held NA December 2006)
                       Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
                                        (jurisdiction extends to Anguilla,
                                        Antigua and Barbuda, the British
                                        Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada,
                                        Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
                                        Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and
                                        the Grenadines)
         Political parties and leaders: National Alliance or NA [George
                                        ODLUM]; Saint Lucia Freedom Party or
                                        SFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia
                                        Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth
                                        ANTHONY]; Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini or
                                        STAFF [Christopher HUNTE]; United
                                        Workers Party or UWP [Dr. Morella
                                        JOSEPH]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC,
                         participation: FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM,
                                        IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
                                        IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO
                                        (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAS,
                                        OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD,
                                        UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
                                        WIPO, WMO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Sonia
                                        Merlyn JOHNNY
                                        chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20016
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 364-6792
                                        through 6795
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 364-6728
                                        consulate(s) general: Miami and New
                                        York
     Diplomatic representation from the the US does not have an embassy in
                                    US: Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador in
                                        Barbados is accredited to Saint
                                        Lucia
                      Flag description: blue, with a gold isosceles triangle
                                        below a black arrowhead; the upper
                                        edges of the arrowhead have a white
                                        border
  
   Economy Saint Lucia
   -------------------
                    Economy - overview: The recent changes in the EU import
                                        preference regime and the increased
                                        competition from Latin American
                                        bananas have made economic
                                        diversification increasingly
                                        important in Saint Lucia. The island
                                        nation has been able to attract
                                        foreign business and investment,
                                        especially in its offshore banking
                                        and tourism industries. The
                                        manufacturing sector is the most
                                        diverse in the Eastern Caribbean
                                        area, and the government is trying
                                        to revitalize the banana industry.
                                        Despite negative growth in 2001,
                                        economic fundamentals remain solid,
                                        and GDP growth should recover in
                                        2002.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $700
                                        million (2000 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: -2.5% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,400
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 7.9%
                                        industry: 19.6%
                                        services: 72.5% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 43,800
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%,
                                        industry and commerce 17.7% (1983
                                        est.)
                     Unemployment rate: 15% (1996 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $141.2 million
                                        expenditures: $146.7 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $25.1 million (FY97/98 est.)
                            Industries: clothing, assembly of electronic
                                        components, beverages, corrugated
                                        cardboard boxes, tourism, lime
                                        processing, coconut processing
     Industrial production growth rate: -8.9% (1997 est.)
              Electricity - production: 115 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        hydro: 0%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 106.95 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: bananas, coconuts, vegetables,
                                        citrus, root crops, cocoa
                               Exports: $68.3 million (2000 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa,
                                        vegetables, fruits, coconut oil
                    Exports - partners: UK 50%, US 24%, Caricom countries
                                        16% (1995)
                               Imports: $319.4 million (2000 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: food 23%, manufactured goods 21%,
                                        machinery and transportation
                                        equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels
                    Imports - partners: US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK
                                        11%, Japan 5%, Canada 4% (1995)
                       Debt - external: $214 million (2000)
              Economic aid - recipient: $51.8 million (1995)
                              Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
                         Currency code: XCD
                        Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars per US dollar
                                        - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
                           Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
  
   Communications Saint Lucia
   --------------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 37,000 (1997)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,600 (1997)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: adequate system
                                        domestic: system is automatically
                                        switched
                                        international: direct microwave
                                        radio relay link with Martinique and
                                        Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
                                        tropospheric scatter to Barbados;
                                        international calls beyond these
                                        countries are carried by Intelsat
                                        from Martinique
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters),
                                        shortwave 0 (1998)
                                Radios: 111,000 (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 3 (of which two are commercial
                                        stations and one is a community
                                        antenna television or CATV channel)
                                        (1997)
                           Televisions: 32,000 (1997)
                 Internet country code: .lc
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 15 (2000)
                        Internet users: 5,000 (2000)
  
   Transportation Saint Lucia
   --------------------------
                                        Railways: 0 km
                                        Highways: total: 1,210 km
                                                  paved: 63 km
                                                  unpaved: 1,147 km (1996)
                                       Waterways: none
                               Ports and harbors: Castries, Vieux Fort
                                 Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                                        Airports: 2 (2001)
                   Airports - with paved runways: total: 2
                                                  2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                                  1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Saint Lucia
   --------------------
                       Military branches: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
                                          (includes Special Service Unit and
                                          Coast Guard)
   Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA
       Military expenditures - percent of $NA
                                     GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Saint Lucia
   --------------------------------
              Disputes - international: none
                         Illicit drugs: transit point for South American
                                        drugs destined for the US and Europe
  
                                       



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