Embassy of India
Paramaribo, Suriname
Concurrently accredited to Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Country – Fact Sheet
| General | |
| Official Name | Saint Lucia |
| Capital | Castries |
| Area | 619 Sq Km |
| Weather | 24 to 31 degree Celsius throughout the year. (Tropical, hot and humid all year round, with a relatively cool, dry season from January to mid-April and a hot, humid and rainy season from June to December) |
| Population | 1,83,629 (2020, World Bank Estimates) |
| Forest cover | 34% (2020, World Bank Estimates) |
| Co2 Emissions | 2.14 metric tons per capita (2018, World Bank Estimates) |
| Tourist arrivals | 4,32,500 (2020, World Bank Estimates) |
| Age profile | Median age 36.9 (Estimated) |
| Life Expectancy | 76.2 (2019, World Bank) |
| Language | English, French Patois |
| Ethnic Groups | Black/African descent 85.3%, Mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, Other 1.6%, Unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.) Estimated |
| Main Religions | Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant .9%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Evangelical 2.3% and Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none 5.9%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.) Estimated |
| Internet Penetration | 50.1 % (Estimated) |
| Mobile phones | 97.65 per 100 (Estimated) |
| Urbanisation | 19% (2022, Estimated) |
| ECONOMIC | |
| Currency | East Caribbean Dollar |
| Exchange rate with US$ | [XCD 2.70 = US$ 1] (As on 18.04.2022) |
| GDP | US$ 1.62 billion (2020) (World Bank) |
| GDP Growth Rate | 3.5% (2021) (IMF) |
| Unemployment | 15.32%(2019, World Bank) |
| Inflation (%) | 2.5 % (2021) (IMF) |
| GDP Per Capita | US$8804 (2020, World Bank) |
| Exports | US$ 81.57 mn (2020) (Trade map) |
| Imports | US$ 1.12 billion (2020) (Trade map) |
| Balance of Trade | US$ -1.038 billion (2020) (Trade map) |
| Major Trading Partners | Export: Suriname, Barbados, USA, Guyana & UK Import : United States, Colombia, Brazil, UK & China |
| POLITICAL | |
| Political Structure | Parliamentary Democracy
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| Major Political Parties | St Lucian Labour Party, United Workers Party |
| Head of State | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II [Represented by Governor General] His Excellency Mr. Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles (Acting Governor General) |
| Head of Government | H.E. Mr. Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | H.E. Mr. Alva Romanus Baptiste |
| BILATERAL | |
| India’s Exports | 2021-22:US$ 3.56 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) |
| India’s Imports | 2021-22:US$ 0.14 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) |
| Total Bilateral trade | 2021-22:US$ 3.70 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) |
| Major items of India’s Exports | Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, machinery, vehicles, apparel |
| Major items of Indian Imports | Iron & Steel & Aluminium |
| Indian Investments in St Lucia | US$ 2.8 million (pledged by New India Assurance Company) |
| St Lucian Investments in India | Nil |
| Indian diaspora & diaspora organiztion | 18,600 including 5% having mixed marriages (descendants from Indian indentured workers (PIOs)), 150 naturalized Indians (PIOs), Total PIOs- 18,750 and NRIs-250. Indian Cultural Foundation and Indian Heritage Foundation. |
| Indian organisation | New India Assurance Co. |
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