Saint Lucia
- Official Name:
- Saint Lucia
- Area:
- 616 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 170.649 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 158 km
- Capital:
- Castries
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Castries, Vieux Fort
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
- Language(s):
- English (official), French patois
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
- Nationality:
- Saint Lucian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC-4
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, 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, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .lc
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
East Caribbean dollar (XCD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD4.800 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 825.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,1% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 5%
- Industry: 15%
- Services: 80%
- Labor force:
- 43.800 (2001 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2002):
-
- Agriculture 21,7%
- Industry: 24,7%
- Services 53,6%
- Unemployment rate:
- 20% (2003 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 2,9% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD141.200.000
- Expenditures: USD146.700.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 82.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil
- Exports - Partners:
- France 31,4%, US 18,7%, China 18,2%, UK 14% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 410.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels
- Imports - partners:
- US 22,5%, Trinidad and Tobago 14,5%, Netherlands 13,6%, Argentina 6,6%, Venezuela 5,2%, UK 5,2%, France 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 257.000.000 (2004)
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