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Brief History. Saint Lucia is an independent island nation and one of the Windward Islands. It was first visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 and first colonized successfully by France who signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660. England then took control of the island from 1663-1667 before going to war with France over it fourteen times. The British finally took complete control of the island in 1814. Representative government came about in 1924 and from 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of The Federation of the West Indies. Lastly, on February 22, 1979 Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Country Information

Local name: Saint Lucia

Capital: Castries

Population: 168,458

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Land size: 616 sq km

Topography: volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys

Typical foods: green figs & saltfish

Major exports: bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: French patois

Religions: Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5%

Literacy rate: 90.1%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.97 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 73.84 years

Ethnic groups: black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%

Internet users: 55,000

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