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Description Saint Lucia by rbd.me
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The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.
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Location
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Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
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Area - comparative
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3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Saint Lucia
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volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys
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Population Saint Lucia
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160,922 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions Saint Lucia
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Saint Lucia expenditures
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6.6% of GDP (2006)
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Government Saint Lucia type
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parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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22 February 1979 (from the UK)
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Saint Lucia Economy - overview
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blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border; the blue color represents the sky and sea, gold stands for sunshine and prosperity, and white and black the racial composition of the island (with the latter being dominant); the two major triangles invoke the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), cone-shaped volcanic plugs that are a symbol of the island
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Investment Saint Lucia
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1.9% (2007 est.)
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Industries Saint Lucia
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325 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Saint Lucia
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NA
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