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Saint Lucia

Official Name: Saint Lucia
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language): Saint Lucia
ISO Country Codes: LC : LCA
Internet Domain: .lc
Government Web Site: http://www.govt.lc/
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Capital: Castries Main Airports: George F. L. Charles Airport, Hewanorra International Airport
Language(s): English;French patois Population: 166,637
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar ISO Currency Code: XCD
Telephone Dial In: +1 758 ID Prefix: 011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook


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Political & Cultural Organisations:
African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States; Organization of American States; UN; UNESCO;

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Saint Lucia

Government Website: http://www.govt.lc/
Central Bank: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate: 2.7 East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate: 20% (2003 est.)
Population below poverty line: NA
Inflation Rate: 0.1% (2017 est.)
Prime Lending Rate: 7.70% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP: $1.686 billion (2017 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $15,449 (2019 est.)
Currency Name: East Caribbean Dollar
Currency Code: XCD
World Bank Classification: Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 2.9% bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
Industry: 14.1% tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing
Services: 83%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook


Financial & Economic Organisations:
Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:
Government Statistics Department;

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Saint Lucia


Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s): English
Customs & Excise: St. Lucia Customs & Excise Department
Development Bank(s): Caribbean Development Bank; The Saint Lucia Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau: Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A Corruption Perceptions Index: 48/180
Ease of Doing Business: 93/190 (2019) Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ;

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Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:
Caribbean Community and Common Market; Free Trade Area of The Americas; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:
International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; WTO;

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