Explore Saint Lucia in North America
Description and Basic Information
Saint Lucia with its capital Castries is located in North America (Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 617 square kilometres (three and a half times the size of Washington, DC) with 172,000 citizens. English is the language spoken by the majority in Saint Lucia.
Pictures from Castries (Capital) 
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Canaries, St. Lucia 1996
© tkmt
Canaries
© Nick Terrett
Canaries in the rain
© MHCharlton
Dennery
© sunmaya
Errard Plantation...
© MellowWellowMann
About Saint Lucia
The terrain offers volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys. The average density of population is about 279 per km². The climate in can be described as tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds with dry season January to April, rainy season May to August. Possible natural disasters include hurricanes or volcanic activity.
To reach someone in Saint Lucia dial +1-758 prior to a number. There are 41,000 installed telephones. And there are 176,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".lc". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 240V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 11 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Tourism Information
Unesco World Heritage Properties
Pitons Management Area
The 2,909-ha site near the town of Soufriere includes the Pitons, two volcanic spires rising side by side from the sea (770 m and 743 m high respectively), linked by the Piton Mitan ridge. The...
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Saint Lucia
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Saint Lucia has declined over the last 10 years by 3.3 births per thousand from 18.1 in 2001 to 14.8 in 2010. Currently, 2,383 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Saint Lucia has rised over the last 10 years by 0.9 deaths per thousand from 6 in 2001 to 6.9 in 2010. Currently, 1,110 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Saint Lucia is growing at an rate of 0.4% (or by 640 citizens). Each year 632 people leave this country (or 3.90 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.79%. Or an total increase of 1,273 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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