Saint Lucia

Official Name:	Saint Lucia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Saint Lucia
ISO Country Codes:	LC : LCA
Internet Domain:	.lc
Government Web Site:	https://www.govt.lc/

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Capital:	Castries	Main Airports:	George F. L. Charles Airport, Hewanorra International Airport
Language(s):	English;French patois	Population:	167,122
Currency:	East Caribbean Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	XCD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 758	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States; Organization of American States; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Saint Lucia

Government Website:	https://www.govt.lc/
Central Bank:	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	2.7 East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	20% (2003 est.)
Population below poverty line:	25% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.1% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	7.70% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$2.344 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$13,000 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	East Caribbean Dollar
Currency Code:	XCD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.9%	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
Industry:	14.1%	tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing
Services:	83%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Government Statistics Department;

National Dataset(s):

Saint Lucia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	St. Lucia Customs & Excise Department
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; The Saint Lucia Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 42/180 (2021)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 45/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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