Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "The Land, The People, The Light"
Anthem: "Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia"
Location of Saint Lucia (circled in red) in the Caribbean (light yellow)
Capital and largest city	Castries 13°53′00″N60°58′00″W / 13.88333°N 60.96667°W / 13.88333; -60.96667Coordinates: 13°53′00″N60°58′00″W / 13.88333°N 60.96667°W / 13.88333; -60.96667^[1]
Official languages	English
Vernacular languages	Saint Lucian Creole^[2]
Ethnic groups (2010^[3])	85.3% Black (African) 10.9% Mixed 2.2% Indian 1.6% Other/Unspecified
Religion (2010)^[4]	90.4% Christianity 5.9% No religion 1.9% Rastafari 1.8% Other/Unspecified
Demonym(s)	Saint Lucian
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	Neville Cenac
• Prime Minister	Philip J. Pierre

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Assembly
Independence

• Associated State	1 March 1967
• Independence from the United Kingdom	22 February 1979

Area
• Total	617 km² (238 sq mi) (177th)
• Water (%)	1.6
Population
• 2021 estimate	184,401 (177th)
• 2010 census	165,595
• Density	299.4/km² (775.4/sq mi) (29th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$2.480 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$13,708^[5]
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$1.77 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$9,780^[5]
Gini (2016)	51.2^[6] high
HDI (2019)	0.759^[7] high · 86th
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1 758
ISO 3166 code	LC
Internet TLD	.lc

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