Saint Lucia is a country in North America, known for the Piton Mountains and volcanic beaches. It has a population of over 180 thousand, making it the 191st largest country in the world. Its capital is Castries. Saint Lucia has a tourism-dependent economy with agricultural exports.
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The capital and largest city is Castries, with a 2014 population of 70,000, or more than one-third of the total population. Castries is a major tourist destination and a cruise ship port.
St Lucia’s population is evenly split between rural and urban areas, despite the high population in Castries. The population is mostly African or of mixed African-European descent, with a small population of Indo-Caribbeans (3%). Afro-Caribbeans account for 68% of the population, followed by mixed (17%) and European (5%).
The official language is English, with Saint Lucian Creole French (called Patwah locally) spoken by 95% of the people. 70% of the population is Roman Catholic, while most of the remaining population belonging to other denominations such as Seventh-day Adventism (7%) and Pentecostalism (6%).
Interestingly, St Lucia has produced the highest ratio of Nobel laureates compared to the total population of any sovereign nation.
Black/African descent (85.3%)
Mixed (10.9%)
East Indian (2.2%)
Other (1.6%)
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The main religion in Saint Lucia is Roman Catholic.
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