Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia:It is an island nation which is located in the east part of the Caribbean Sea on border with Atlantic Ocean. This is land nation is situated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in north, Martinique in south and Barbados in northwest. This island nation is also called as “Helen of the West Indies” due to its switched among the French and British control oftenly was likened to legendary Helen of Troy.
Previous Records Medals:The country has not won any medal in the summer as well as winter Olympics till date.
History:Firstly the nation was populated by the Arawaks with believe that they have arrived in on the island near about the 200 to 400 A.D. from the northern South America. The large number of the archaeological sites in the nation has produced the specimens of well defined pottery of the Arawaks.
Demographics:The most population of the nation is descent of the African which represent 82.5% of population. There is major varied minority of 11.9% and the East Indian or the Indo- Caribbean groups representing 2.4% and also the other small European minority that includes the descendants from the British, Irish colonists and French. The unstipulated racial groups account 3.1%. There are very small number of the descendants from Chinese, Lebanese and Syrians. The official language of the nation is English but the other language which is also widely spoken is the Creole.
Government and Politics:As the Commonwealth realm, the nation recognizes the Queen Elizabeth II as head id the state that is represented on island by the Governor- General. Nevertheless, the power of the executive is in hands of prime minister and cabinet. Usually prime minister is the head of party winning the elections of the House of Assembly that has 17 seats. The nation is the participating and the full member of Organization of Eastern Caribbean states and also of the Caribbean Community.
Culture:The culture of the nation is influenced by the English, African and French heritage. The secondary language of the nation is Kreole that is the form of the French patois. The cultural festivals of the nation consist of the La Marguerite and La Rose. One among it represent the Rosicrucian and the other among it Freemasonry.
Economy:The current change in European Union imports the preference system and also the raised competition from the Latin American bananas have helped in making the diversification of the economy very important in the nation. The nation is able to attract the foreign investment and business, particularly in the offshore tourism and banking industries that are the significant resource of the revenues on island.
Infrastructure:It is a very small island where the infrastructure is under development, though government of the nation has invested in port facilities and modernizing road since 1990s. There are approximately 1,210 km of the roads out of which only 605 km of the roads are in the good condition and are paved. The large number of the roads, especially in interior, is vulnerable and unpaved to the storm damage and landslides.
Education:The nation offers the high level of the quality educational chances for every person. As the result of it, the working age of the inhabitants is the graduates with the post- secondary and the secondary education from the accredited technical universities and the colleges from Canada, USA, Europe and Caribbean. The post secondary education of the nation provides 1 university and the community college with full range of the under graduate programs and diploma programs in fields of the arts, technology, engineering, science and management.
Neighboring Countries:The countries that are near to Saint Lucia are:
Geographical Settings:The volcanic island of the nation is more than any of the other Caribbean islands, with elevated point of Mount Gimie which is situated at 950 mt above the sea level. The 2 mountains, Pitons forms the most popular landmark of the nation. This island stands among the category of the islands in the entire globe which boasts the drive- in volcano. The nation covers the total area of 620 sq km.
Independence:The country has gained its independence from United Kingdom on 22nd February 1979.
Capital City:Castries is the largest and the capital city of the nation Saint Lucia. The city is located at 140 1’N 600 59’W.
Currency:The official currency of the country is East Caribbean Dollar. The official currency of the country is donated by XCD.
Total Population:The total currency of the nation according to the census of the 2005 is 160,765. |
