| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT -4 (Atlantic standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English | Other languages: French patois |
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| Currency: |
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) €1 = EC$3.03, $1 = EC$2.71, £1 = EC$0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .lc | International Dialling Code: 1758 |
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For help planning your trip to Saint Lucia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Saint Lucia trip planning page.
Further information on Saint Lucia
Discover more about Saint Lucia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 616 sq km (10 sq km under water)
Coastline: 158 km (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical climate with interior highlands cooler than the hot and humid coasts. Rainy season between July and November brings the risk of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Highest mountain: Mount Gimie (950m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Saint Lucia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 35/179 |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | 76/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 163,362 (rank: 178/196) Density: 265.1 people/sq km (rank: 32/196)
Ethnic groups: black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census)
Religions: 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)
GDP (PPP): $2.22 billion GDP per capita: $13,100 (rank: 77/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.