Where Is St. Lucia?
Where is Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia or Sainte Lucie is an island country situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Saint Vincent and the Lesser Antilles is a neighbouring nation. Castries is the capital of St. Lucia. The island nation covers a land area of 620 square kilometers and the estimated population is 160,000.
The nation got its freedom from Britain on 23 February, 1967. The French and the British fought many times over the issue of who would colonize the island. The British took permanent control over the island in 1814. Both the French and the British brought Africans as slaves to the island to work on their sugarcane farms. The practice continued until laws came into force which made slavery illegal. It is now a part of Francophone; an association of nations which either speak French or have borrowed a lot from the French culture.
81% of the population is ethnically African and Antillean. Creole is the language spoken by around four-fifths of the people and about 70% of the population calls itself Roman Catholic. The economy of the nation primarily depends on tourism and the recession of late 2008 affected the earnings made from this industry. Banana production is also a major industry in St. Lucia. Although there is only one university, literacy is common and primary education is compulsory. Sulfur Springs, Botanical Gardens, Pigeon Island National Park and the rain forests are the major tourist destinations.
Category: Geography