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 Saint Lucia (2001)Baker Island (2001)
 Saint LuciaBaker Island
Administrative divisions 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux Fort -
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.)		 -
Agriculture - products bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa -
Airports 2 (2000 est.) 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
620 sq km

land:
610 sq km

water:
10 sq km		 total:
1.4 sq km

land:
1.4 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in 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. The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Birth rate 21.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$141.2 million

expenditures:
$146.7 million, including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (FY97/98 est.)		 -
Capital Castries -
Climate tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline 158 km 4.8 km
Constitution 22 February 1979 -
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Saint Lucia		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Baker Island
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $131.6 million (1998) -
Dependency status - unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
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 -
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		 -
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $51.8 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. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 102.3 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 110 million kWh (1999) -
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:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region no natural fresh water resources
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		 -
Ethnic groups black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1% -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (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		 -
Exports $68.3 million (2000 est.) -
Exports - commodities bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil -
Exports - partners UK 50%, US 24%, Caricom countries 16% (1995) -
Fiscal year 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 the flag of the US is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $700 million (2000 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
10.7%

industry:
32.3%

services:
57% (1996 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $4,500 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 0.5% (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 13 53 N, 60 68 W 0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note - treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Highways total:
1,210 km

paved:
63 km

unpaved:
1,147 km (1996)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Illicit drugs transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe -
Imports $319.4 million (2000 est.) -
Imports - commodities food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels -
Imports - partners US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK 11%, Japan 5%, Canada 4% (1995) -
Independence 22 February 1979 (from UK) -
Industrial production growth rate -8.9% (1997 est.) -
Industries clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing -
Infant mortality rate 15.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000 est.) -
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 -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 15 (2000) -
Irrigated land 10 sq km (1993 est.) 0 sq km (1993)
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) -
Labor force 43,800 -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 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%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Languages English (official), French patois -
Legal system based on English common law the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
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		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
72.57 years

male:
69 years

female:
76.39 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population:
67%

male:
65%

female:
69% (1980 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Oceania
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		 exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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) -
Nationality noun:
Saint Lucian(s)

adjective:
Saint Lucian		 -
Natural hazards hurricanes and volcanic activity the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Net migration rate -4.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 158,178 (July 2001 est.) uninhabited

note:
American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.23% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Castries, Vieux Fort none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios 111,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3% -
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.)		 -
Suffrage 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		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 37,000 (1997) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,600 (1997) -
Television broadcast stations 3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997) -
Terrain volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Total fertility rate 2.38 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 15% (1996 est.) -
Waterways none none
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