Official Title: Saint Lucia General Information
Capital: Castries
Population: 165,000
Total Area: 616 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.2 EC$ Eastern Caribbean dollar (
National Holiday: 22 February (1979, Independence Day)
Language(s): English Political Information
Type of State:
Constitutional monarchy Type of Government:
Bicameral parliament: A Senate of 11 appointed members and a House of Assembly of 17 members directly elected for a five years term. Head of State:
(Queen Elizabeth II) Gov. Gen. Dame Pearlette Louisy Head of Government:
Prime Minister Kenny Anthony Ministers:
Finance, economic affairs and information: Kenny Anthony Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation: Petrus Compton Main Political Parties:
Government: St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP): 13 Opposition: United Workers Party (UWP): 4 People's Progressive Movement (PPM): 0 Elections:
Last: 11 December 2006. Next: By December 2011. Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | St. Lucia | Canada |
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| GDP: | 0.99 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 6014 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 5.4% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 3.9% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and InvestmentCanadian exports from country: $
Canadian imports from country: $
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in St. Lucia: million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Lorraine B. Williams Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Toronto (ON)
Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Michael Welsh Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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