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Saint Lucia

LC / LCA   13.9°, -61.0°

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern and southern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238 sq mi) with an officially estimated population of over 184,100 people as of mid 2023. The nation's capital and largest city is Castries.

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People are called
Saint Lucian
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+1758
Capital
Castries
Population
167,591
Area
617 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar
Languages
English 40k, Saint Lucian Creole
Sells
refined petroleum, gravel and crushed stone, beer, liquor
Sells to
Guyana 20%, Suriname 15%, USA 11%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+1758
Founded
1979
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Saint Lucian

These are English demonyms for people from Saint Lucia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Languages

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Englishofficial
40k speakers

Largest cities

Gros Islet 25,210
Castries  capital 20,000

Form of government

Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.

Climate and geography

tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August

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Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott Nobel laureate poet Sir Derek Alton Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright.
Arthur Lewis Nobel laureate economist

Leaders before them

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: landmarks, past leaders.