Saint Lucia Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Saint Lucia Castries 616 sq km 238 sq mi PEOPLE Population 172,884 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.30 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 209,064 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 235,420 (2050 estimate) Population density 285 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 739 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 31 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 68 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Castries 14,000 (2003 estimate) Ethnic groups African 90 percent Mixed 6 percent I ndian 3 percent White 1 percent Languages English (official), French patois Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 75 percent Protestant 13 percent Hindu 1 percent O ther 11 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 74.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 70.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 13 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 193 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 313 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 81.7 percent (1995) Female 82.4 percent (1995) Male 80.8 percent (1995) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 8.2 percent (2002-2003) 11 years (2002-2003) 22 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Constitutional monarchy Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 22 February 1979 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $899 million (2006) $5,416.30 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 5.5 percent (2004) I ndustry 17.9 percent (2004) Services 76.6 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 80,815 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 11 percent (2003) I ndustry 18 percent (2003) Services 53 percent (2003) Unemployment rate 24.8 percent (2003) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $121 million (1992 estimate) Total expenditure $127 million (1992 estimate) Monetary unit 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports United States, United Kingdom, France, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda Major trade partners for imports Brazil, United States, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and United Kingdom ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 746 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 321 (2002) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 366 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 2.5 (2003) Not available 99 (1997) 5 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
