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 Saint Lucia (2001)Anguilla (2004)
 Saint LuciaAnguilla
Administrative divisions 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux Fort none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure 0-14 years:
32.13% (male 25,951; female 24,874)

15-64 years:
62.59% (male 48,568; female 50,430)

65 years and over:
5.28% (male 3,120; female 5,235) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 23.8% (male 1,569; female 1,523)


15-64 years: 69.4% (male 4,641; female 4,385)


65 years and over: 6.8% (male 396; female 494) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports 2 (2000 est.) 3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Area total:
620 sq km

land:
610 sq km

water:
10 sq km
total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC about half the size of Washington, DC
Background The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Birth rate 21.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget revenues:
$141.2 million

expenditures:
$146.7 million, including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (FY97/98 est.)
revenues: $22.8 million


expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital Castries The Valley
Climate tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline 158 km 61 km
Constitution 22 February 1979 Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Saint Lucia
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external $131.6 million (1998) $8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status - overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Saint Lucia; the US Ambassador in Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Sonia Merlyn JOHNNY

chancery:
3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016

telephone:
[1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795

FAX:
[1] (202) 364-6728

consulate(s) general:
Miami and New York
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $51.8 million (1995) $3.5 million (1995)
Economy - overview The recent changes in the EU import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. Improvement in the construction sector and growth of the tourism industry helped expand GDP in 1998-99. The agriculture sector registered its fifth year of decline in 1997 primarily because of a severe decline in banana production. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean, and the government is beginning to develop regulations for the small offshore financial sector. Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Electricity - consumption 102.3 million kWh (1999) 42.6 million kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 110 million kWh (1999) NA
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Mount Gimie 950 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling

signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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Ethnic groups black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1% black (predominant), mulatto, white
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
Executive branch chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Dr. Perlette LOUISY (since September 1997)

head of government:
Prime Minister Kenneth ANTHONY (since 24 May 1997) and Deputy Prime Minister Mario MICHEL (since 24 May 1997)

cabinet:
Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004)


head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000)


cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports $68.3 million (2000 est.) $2.6 million (1999)
Exports - commodities bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners UK 50%, US 24%, Caricom countries 16% (1995) UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 April - 31 March
Flag description blue, with a gold isosceles triangle below a black arrowhead; the upper edges of the arrowhead have a white border blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
GDP purchasing power parity - $700 million (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
10.7%

industry:
32.3%

services:
57% (1996 est.)
agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $4,500 (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 0.5% (2000 est.) 2.8% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 13 53 N, 60 68 W 18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note - the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Highways total:
1,210 km

paved:
63 km

unpaved:
1,147 km (1996)
total: 105 km


paved: 65 km


unpaved: 40 km (1997)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports $319.4 million (2000 est.) $80.9 million (1999)
Imports - commodities food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Imports - partners US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK 11%, Japan 5%, Canada 4% (1995) US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)
Independence 22 February 1979 (from UK) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate -8.9% (1997 est.) 3.1% (1997 est.)
Industries clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate 15.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 21.91 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 14.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000 est.) 2.3%
International organization participation ACCT (associate), ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 15 (2000) -
Irrigated land 10 sq km (1993 est.) NA sq km
Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (jurisdiction extends to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Labor force 43,800 6,049 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 est.) agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
8%

permanent crops:
21%

permanent pastures:
5%

forests and woodland:
13%

other:
53% (1993 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Languages English (official), French patois English (official)
Legal system based on English common law based on English common law
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; six members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, three on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and two after consultation with religious, economic, and social groups) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members are elected by popular vote from single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)

elections:
House of Assembly - last held 23 May 1997 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results:
House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SLP 16, UWP 1
unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANA 3, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth total population:
72.57 years

male:
69 years

female:
76.39 years (2001 est.)
total population: 76.9 years


male: 73.99 years


female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population:
67%

male:
65%

female:
69% (1980 est.)
definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims contiguous zone:
24 NM

continental shelf:
200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $5 million (FY91/92) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2% (FY91/92) -
National holiday Independence Day, 22 February (1979) Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality noun:
Saint Lucian(s)

adjective:
Saint Lucian
noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards hurricanes and volcanic activity frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate -4.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders National Freedom Party or NFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth ANTHONY]; United Workers Party or UWP [Dr. Morella JOSEPH] Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA NA
Population 158,178 (July 2001 est.) 13,008 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate 1.23% (2001 est.) 1.98% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors Castries, Vieux Fort Blowing Point, Road Bay
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios 111,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3% Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Sex ratio at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female

total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female


total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
adequate system

domestic:
system is automatically switched

international:
direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique
general assessment: NA


domestic: modern internal telephone system


international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)
Telephones - main lines in use 37,000 (1997) 6,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,600 (1997) 1,800 (2002)
Television broadcast stations 3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate 2.38 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate 15% (1996 est.) 6.7% (2001)
Waterways none -
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