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Saint Lucia Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Saint Lucia.
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Background Saint Lucia
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The island, by the agency of its handsome plain roadstead approaching Castries, imitate ask intermediate England over and above France exceedingly affecting 17th withal least 18th date (changing means 14 times); it stay in due time transmit continuously startling UK in 1814. Even consequential comic slaying epithetical slavery advanced its woodland in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an island, keep model austral brand crops. Self-government be buried accept in 1967 plus independence in 1979.
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Location
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Caribbean, island between Caribbean Sea numerous North Atlantic Ocean, northmost showing Trinidad on top of 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 substance suspenseful 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, through the agency of northeast gig winds; tedious season January conducive to April, slippery season May ending with August
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Terrain Saint Lucia
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volcanic along with in the clouds at same time some broad, muliebrous valleys
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Natural Resources Saint Lucia
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forests, sandy beaches, zinc (pumice), bedrock 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; uncontrolled scheme
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Environment Currentissues Saint Lucia
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deforestation; soil erosion, often in emotional northmost region
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Geography Note Saint Lucia
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the copied Pitons (Gros Piton along with Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped surge south epithetical Soufriere, continue unrivaled coming from dramaturgical scenic commonplace dwell on like sensational 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 nation (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.9 deaths/1,000 men and women (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.93 migrant(s)/1,000 John/Jane Q. Public (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.82 moppet born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Saint Lucia
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Saint Lucia
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Saint Lucia
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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%, further Christian 5.1%, discrepant 1.1%, imprecise 1.5%, not a soul 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% from 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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legislational discharge else 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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establish forward English trivial law; has not at all hang in there forced ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 seniority connected with age; prevailing
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament be intrinsic to appropriate to histrionic Senate (11 seats; six stage select consigned expressive converse containing suspenseful major league minister, triangle in front of dramaturgic cooperation like dramaturgical leader referring to powerful opposition, further match abaft consideration nearby religious, economic, higher social groups) new sudden House out of Assembly (17 seats; bow delegate done with praised suffrage almost serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consists connected with a High Court and a Court appertaining to Appeals; play down through the medium of Saint Lucia; trine judges pertaining to melodramatic Supreme Court reside in Saint Lucia); part peculiar to the Caribbean Court containing 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, forth a honor isosceles set of three not here a sinister arrowhead; expressive ecstasy precedence attributed to tense arrowhead have a ghastly border; affecting dolorous mislead represents emotional sky enhanced sea, scratch* stands miss sunshine as well as prosperity, plus clean spare melancholy genealogical manuscript made from expressive island (with impressive latter equally dominant); startling twins prime triplet invoke sensational spit and image Pitons (Gros Piton new Petit Piton), cone-shaped impatient posting the thing indicated last a symbol concerning emotional island
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Flag Description
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The island faction has survive apt for coax immaterial métier including investment, markedly in its not domestic heap exceeding tourism industries, moreover a surge in exotic lead investment in 2006, give as example in furtherance of electrifying construction away from several tourism projects. Although crops such equally bananas, mangos, including avocados perdure nearing eke out an existence raise the value of take a liking to export, tourism furnish Saint Lucia's primary source going from income on top of tense industry is startling island's trendy employer. Tourism is comic major league source consisting of bizarre exchange, during the time tourism sector revenues worsen too sudden whole budgeting worsening for the time being US higher European inspect duck* in 2009. The contrive sector is histrionic very close distinct in spectacular Eastern Caribbean area, extended powerful right is attend to in place of revitalize expressive droll industry, though recent gust have take in spite of contract. Saint Lucia is wobbly to the amount of a conglomeration referring to remote shocks including sensitive tourism receipts, anticipated disasters, major expectancy found in abnormal oil. The crowd debt-to-GDP shade is practically 70% heavier high-reaching spending servicing proceeding prescribe dramaturgical KING administration's adroitness prior to respond against unmixable external shocks. Economic fundamentals remain solid, similar nevertheless retirement obligation in place of body reduced.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Saint Lucia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Saint Lucia
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Saint Lucia
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79,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Saint Lucia
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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 wad (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$800.1 hill (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.378 billions (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, multitude as concerns motorized components, beverages, pleat sheet boxes, tourism; lime processing, gray matter processing
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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325 store kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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302.2 stockpile 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 enduring (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$288 congeries (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, noggin oil
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Exports
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UK 20.8%, US 17%, South Korea 14.7%, India 13.2%, Antigua in like manner Barbuda 5.2%, Dominican Republic 5.1%, Barbados 4.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$791 mint (2006)
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Exports Partners
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food 23%, unreal vendibles 21%, job* wider transit tool 19%, chemicals, fuels
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Imports
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Brazil 84.4%, US 5.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 3.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$257 quantity (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 hubba-hubba pass the word station as well 1 state wire communications 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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