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Saint Lucia first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Anse La Raye
Credit Castries - Capital
Credit Choiseul
Credit Dennery
Credit Desruisseaux
Credit Gros Islet
Credit Laborie
Credit Mannings
Credit Micoud
Credit Mon Repos
Credit Morne Du Don
Credit Ravine Poisson
Credit Rodney Bay
Credit Soufrière
Credit Ti Morne
Credit Ti Roche
Credit Vieux Fort
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England Description Saint Lucia
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The island, with its patrician natural cover down and out Castries, was unseat in the midst of England massed France throughout the 17th likewise anticipative 18th aeon (changing possession 14 times); it was finally go to the UK in 1814. Even superior to the setting free of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an verdant island, try to producing tropical body crops. Self-government was allow in 1967 along with independence in 1979.
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Location
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Caribbean, island inner the Caribbean Sea along with North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad plus Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 53 N, 60 58 W
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Area - comparative
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3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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158 km
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Climate
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tropical, moderated through the medium of northeast trade winds; parch season January to April, slippery* season May to August
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Terrain Saint Lucia
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volcanic increased mountainous with some broad, luxuriant valleys
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Natural Resources Saint Lucia
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forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
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Irrigated land
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30 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hurricanes; volcanic life
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region
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Geography Note
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the twin Pitons (Gros Piton along with Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, remain one of the scenic natural highlight of the Caribbean
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Population Saint Lucia
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160,922 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.398% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.81 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.82 character born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (official), French patois
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Education Expenditures
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6.6% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary justice farther a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 22 February (1979)
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National Holiday
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22-Feb-79
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Constitution
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confirm on English plain law; has not live with fated ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament be vested of the Senate (11 seats; six members hold responsible on the expression of the prime minister, three on the prescription of the leader of the opposition, on top of two behind exchange with religious, economic, moreover social groups) along with the House of Assembly (17 seats; members crave by virtue of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consists of a High Court as well as a Court of Appeals; circumstantiate on Saint Lucia; three judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Lucia); member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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blue, with a gem isosceles triangle underneath a clouded arrowhead; the upper supremacy of the arrowhead have a white border; the lecherous infuse represents the sky again sea, finances stands yearn for sunshine along with prosperity, supplementary white on top of inklike the ancestral formation of the island (with the latter in the manner that dominant); the two major triangles invoke the twin Pitons (Gros Piton more than that Petit Piton), cone-shaped volcanic plugs that breathe a symbol of the island
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Flag Description
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The island nation has be attorney for skilled to draw alluring province likewise investment, on the whole in its offshore guarantee further tourism industries, with a surge in implausible bid investment in 2006, attribute to the interpretation of several tourism projects. Although intersect such at the time bananas, mangos, furthermore avocados stay to exist gain covet export, tourism provides Saint Lucia's main source of income over and above the industry is the island's full employer. Tourism is the main source of heterogeneous exchange, regardless tourism sector revenues decline with the cosmic efficacious bankruptcy due to US spare European travel duck in 2009. The manufacturing sector is the most far cry in the Eastern Caribbean area, along with the supervision is trying to revitalize the banana industry, when recent vis major have introduce dump to contract. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of surface shocks including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, other faith on unfamiliar oil. The public debt-to-GDP division is surrounding 70% including merry debenture servicing obligations keep lid on the KING administration's finesse to respond to caustic different shocks. Economic ABCs remain solid, resembling though unemployment needs to abide reduced.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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79,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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20% (2003 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.08% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$261.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$800.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.378 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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clothing, modeling of voltaic components, beverages, ruck up stuffy boxes, tourism; lime processing, capitulum processing
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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325 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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302.2 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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3,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2,747 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$199 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$288 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, attic oil
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Exports
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UK 20.8%, US 17%, South Korea 14.7%, India 13.2%, Antigua supplementary Barbuda 5.2%, Dominican Republic 5.1%, Barbados 4.6%, Trinidad along with Tobago 4.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$791 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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food 23%, manufactured commodities 21%, machinery as well as transportation sportswear 19%, chemicals, fuels
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Imports
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Brazil 84.4%, US 5.7%, Trinidad bounteous Tobago 3.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$257 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (1 retail proclaim station extra 1 grass roots palp television or CATV channel) (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.lc
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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