QUICK FACTS ABOUT SAINT LUCIA 2016 |
Government | Independent, Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy; Elections held every 5 years |
Official Name | Saint Lucia |
Head of Government | Hon. Prime Minister Mr. Allen Chastanet |
Total Area | Sq. miles 238/ sq. km 616 |
Habitable Area | Sq. miles 207.9/ sq. km 539.1 |
Capital City | Castries |
Official Language | English |
Local Language | French Creole |
Standard Time Zone | EST+1, GMT-4 |
Temperature | 28° C/82° F on average year round |
GDP | US $925.33 Million (2015)pre |
GDP per capita | US $8,281.80 (2015)pre |
GDP Real Growth Rate | 1.3% (2015)pre |
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows | US $127.39 Million (2015 Est.) |
Total Exports | US $180.30 Million (2015)pre |
Population | 174,257 (2015)pre |
Annual Population Growth Rate | 0.9% (2015) |
Population Density per Sq. ml | 838.1 (2015) |
Life Expectancy | 75 Years |
Literacy Rate | 72.8% (2010 Census) |
Labour Force | 101,608 (2015) |
Labour Force Participation Rate | 72.2% (2015) |
Unemployment | 24.1% (2015) |
Currency | Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$) |
Official exchange rate | US $1 = EC $2.70 |
Inflation | (-1%) (2015) |
GDP 4 Year Growth Rate Projections | 1.40%-(2016); 1.92%-(2017); 2.02%-(2018); 2.02%- (2019) |