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• Saint LuciaSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS
• Christmas• New Year
• Easter
• Other holidays
• Wedding
• Cultural features
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
• National cuisine• Alcoholic beverages
• Coffee and Tea
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Overview of Saint Lucia
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Capital and largest city: Castries
Demonym: Saint Lucian
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Monarch Elizabeth II
- Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy
- Prime Minister Stephenson King
Independence
- from the United Kingdom 22 February 1979
Area
- 616 km2 (191st)
- Water (%) 1.6
Population
- 2009 census 173,765
- Density 298/km2 (41st)
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Time zone: (UTC−4)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code: LC
Internet TLD: .lc
Calling code: +1-758
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.
Capital and largest city: Castries
Demonym: Saint Lucian
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Monarch Elizabeth II
- Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy
- Prime Minister Stephenson King
Independence
- from the United Kingdom 22 February 1979
Area
- 616 km2 (191st)
- Water (%) 1.6
Population
- 2009 census 173,765
- Density 298/km2 (41st)
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Time zone: (UTC−4)
Drives on the left
ISO 3166 code: LC
Internet TLD: .lc
Calling code: +1-758
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