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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Saint Lucia
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
- Electricity: 240V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
- Country Dialing Code: 758
Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List
Saint Lucia
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital
Castries
Population
166,312 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
Climate
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to April, rainy season from May to August
Ethnic groups
black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%
Religions
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Government type
Westminster-style parliamentary democracy
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.
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