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General
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Official Name
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Saint Lucia
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Capital
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Castries
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Area
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619 Sq Km
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Weather
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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)
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Population
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1,83,629 (2020, World Bank Estimates)
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Forest cover
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34% (2020, World Bank Estimates)
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Co2 Emissions
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2.14 metric tons per capita (2018, World Bank Estimates)
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Tourist arrivals
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4,32,500 (2020, World Bank Estimates)
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Age profile
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Median age 36.9 (Estimated)
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Life Expectancy
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76.2 (2019, World Bank)
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Language
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English, French Patois
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Ethnic Groups
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Black/African descent 85.3%, Mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, Other 1.6%, Unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.) Estimated
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Main Religions
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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
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Internet Penetration
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50.1 % (Estimated)
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Mobile phones
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97.65 per 100 (Estimated)
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Urbanisation
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19% (2022, Estimated)
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ECONOMIC
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Currency
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East Caribbean Dollar
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Exchange rate with US$
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[XCD 2.70 = US$ 1] (As on 18.04.2022)
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GDP
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US$ 1.62 billion (2020) (World Bank)
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GDP Growth Rate
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3.5% (2021) (IMF)
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Unemployment
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15.32%(2019, World Bank)
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Inflation (%)
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2.5 % (2021) (IMF)
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GDP Per Capita
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US$8804 (2020, World Bank)
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Exports
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US$ 81.57 mn (2020) (Trade map)
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Imports
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US$ 1.12 billion (2020) (Trade map)
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Balance of Trade
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US$ -1.038 billion (2020) (Trade map)
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Major Trading Partners
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Export: Suriname, Barbados, USA, Guyana & UK
Import : United States, Colombia, Brazil, UK & China
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POLITICAL
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Political Structure
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Parliamentary Democracy
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Major Political Parties
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St Lucian Labour Party, United Workers Party
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Head of State
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
[Represented by Governor General]
His Excellency Mr. Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles (Acting Governor General)
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Head of Government
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H.E. Mr. Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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H.E. Mr. Alva Romanus Baptiste
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BILATERAL
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India’s Exports
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2021-22:US$ 3.56 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India)
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India’s Imports
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2021-22:US$ 0.14 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India)
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Total Bilateral trade
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2021-22:US$ 3.70 million ( Ministry of Commerce, Government of India)
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Major items of India’s Exports
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Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, machinery, vehicles, apparel
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Major items of Indian Imports
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Iron & Steel & Aluminium
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Indian Investments in St Lucia
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US$ 2.8 million (pledged by New India Assurance Company)
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St Lucian Investments in India
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Nil
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Indian diaspora & diaspora organiztion
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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.
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Indian organisation
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New India Assurance Co.
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