Saint Lucia, Caribbean
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
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.
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Saint Lucia armorial
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.
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 |
| 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 Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Martinique in the North, Barbados in the South-East, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the South |
| Saint Lucia Climate | tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant (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 |
Saint Lucia administrative divisions
10 districts- Anse-la-Raye
- Canaries
- Castries
- Choiseul
- Dennery
- Gros-Islet
- Laborie
- Micoud
- Soufrière
- Vieux-Fort
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