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Saint Lucia, Caribbean

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Castries, capital city of Saint Lucia

Image of Castries, capital city of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is a Caribbean nation with vibrant tourism, geothermal energy development, cultural heritage, and resilient infrastructure projects.
Saint Lucia in one word would be “Pitons,” meaning volcanic spires.

Saint Lucia Flag

Flag of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia armorial

armorial of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Caribbean sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of CARICOM.

Saint Lucia administrative divisions

10 districts
  1. Anse-la-Raye
  2. Canaries
  3. Castries
  4. Choiseul
  5. Dennery
  6. Gros-Islet
  7. Laborie
  8. Micoud
  9. Soufrière
  10. Vieux-Fort

Easy learning about Saint Lucia

The capital city of Saint Lucia is Castries.

Saint Lucia is located in Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Caribbean
Americas Continent
Inhabitants of Saint Lucia are called Saint Lucians
Member of CARICOM since 1974
Saint Lucia has a population of 179,285 inhabitants
within a total area of 616 Km2
(383 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Human Development Index (HDI) Saint Lucia HDI ranks in position nº 103 worldwide
HDI of 0.748 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Saint Lucia’s passport allows visa-free entry to 148 countries
Saint Lucia passport ranks 29th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Saint Lucia GDP per capita is $14,499 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Saint Lucia ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude 13° 53' N, 60° 58' W
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Neighbouring countriesMartinique in the North, Barbados in the South-East, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the South
Saint Lucia Climatetropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionProtestant (includes Seventh Day Adventist, Pentecostal, Baptist, Anglican, Church of God, other Protestant),
Currency name & code Dollar (XCD)
Internet ccTLD.lc
Saint Lucia calling code+-757

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