World Context: Saint Lucia

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Saint Lucia” to the supplied dataset entity “Saint Lucia.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Area: total : 616 sq km; land: 606 sq km; water: 10 sq km Climate: tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August Terrain: volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys Natural hazards: hurricanes; volcanism: Mount Gimie (948 m), also known as Qualibou, is a caldera on the west of the island; the iconic twin pyramidal peaks of Gros Piton (771 m) and Petit Piton (743 m) are lava-dome remnants associated with the Soufrière volcano; there have been no historical magmatic eruptions, but a minor steam eruption in 1766 spread a thin layer of ash over a wide area; Saint Lucia is part of the volcanic-island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south Environmental issues: deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 168,462 (2025 est.); male: 81,678; female: 86,784 Population distribution: most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries Urbanization: urban population: 19.2% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: English (official), Saint Lucian Creole

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Castries; geographic coordinates: 14 00 N, 61 00 W; time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: in 1785, the village of Carenage was renamed Castries, after Charles Eugene Gabriel de La Croix de CASTRIES, who was then the French Minister of the Navy and Colonies Government type: parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm Legal system: English common law

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: upper middle-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; environmentally fragile; energy import-dependent; major banana producer; well-educated labor force; key infrastructure, IT, and communications investments Industries: tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 74% (2022 est.) Airports: 2 (2025) Ports: total ports: 3 (2024); large: 0; medium: 0; small: 2; very small: 1; ports with oil terminals: 2; key ports: Castries, Grand Cul de Sac Bay, Vieux Fort

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