Outline of Saint Lucia

The Flag of Saint Lucia

The Coat of arms of Saint Lucia

The location of Saint Lucia

An enlargeable relief map of Saint Lucia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Lucia:

Saint Lucia is a sovereign island nation located in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the eastern Caribbean Sea adjacent to the North Atlantic Ocean.^[1] Saint Lucia is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It is also known as the "Helen of the West Indies" because it switched between British and French control so often it was likened to the mythical Helen of Troy.

Saint Lucia is one of the Windward Islands, named for Saint Lucy of Syracuse. 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. Great Britain took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 then went to war with France over it fourteen times, and finally took complete control in 1814. Representative government came about in 1924 (with universal adult suffrage from 1953) and from 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. Finally, on February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. The island nation celebrates this every year with a public holiday.

General reference

File:Saint Lucia-CIA WFB Map.png

An enlargeable basic map of Saint Lucia

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Saint Lucia
Official English country name: Saint Lucia
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s):
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Saint Lucia
ISO country codes: LC, LCA, 662
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LC
Internet country code top-level domain: .lc

Geography of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is...
- an island
- a country
  - an island country
  - a nation state
  - a Commonwealth realm
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  - North America (though not on the mainland)
- Atlantic Ocean
  - North Atlantic
    - Caribbean
      - Antilles
        
        Lesser Antilles
        
        Windward Islands
- Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
- Extreme points of Saint Lucia
  - High: Mount Gimie 950 m (3,117 ft)
  - Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 158 km
Population of Saint Lucia: 165,000 - 180th most populous country
Area of Saint Lucia: 620 km²
Atlas of Saint Lucia

Environment of Saint Lucia

Natural geographic features of Saint Lucia

Regions of Saint Lucia

Ecoregions of Saint Lucia

Demography of Saint Lucia

Government and politics of Saint Lucia

Main article: Government of Saint Lucia and Politics of Saint Lucia

Form of government:
Capital of Saint Lucia: Castries

Branches of the government of Saint Lucia

Executive branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Legislative branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Parliament of Saint Lucia (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Saint Lucia
- Lower house: House of Commons of Saint Lucia

Judicial branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Supreme Court of Saint Lucia

Foreign relations of Saint Lucia

International organization membership

Saint Lucia is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Saint Lucia

Military of Saint Lucia

Local government in Saint Lucia

History of Saint Lucia

Main article: History of Saint Lucia, Timeline of the history of Saint Lucia, and Current events of Saint Lucia

Military history of Saint Lucia

Culture of Saint Lucia

Art in Saint Lucia

Sports in Saint Lucia

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Lucia

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 169th (one hundred and sixty ninth)

Currency of Saint Lucia: Dollar
- ISO 4217: XCD

Saint Lucia Stock Exchange

Education in Saint Lucia

Infrastructure of Saint Lucia

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Saint Lucia

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