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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Capital: Castries

About

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 (238 sq mi) with an officially estimated population of over 184,100 people as of mid 2023. The nation's capital and largest city is Castries.

Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saint Lucia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.

Cities (1)

Castries
U.S. travel advisory
L1Normal precautions
travel.state.gov →

By the numbers

Population
167.6k
Area
617.013 km²
GDP (nominal)
$2.1B
GDP per capita
$12.3k
HDI
0.715
Life expectancy
71.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2023.

Travel

Language
English
Currency
XCD $
Calling code
+1-758
Schengen
No
Voltage
240V/50Hz
Plugs
A, B, G
Tap water
Not safe
Emergency
911, 999
Tipping
Common in tourist service: about 10-15% if a service charge is not already included.
US visa
Visa-free

Sources

This page blends public reference data, travel-planning lookups, and personal atlas notes. Visa and entry rules move quickly, so treat the travel fields as planning prompts and verify before booking.

  • Travel.State.gov →

    Entry, safety, emergency, and advisory context for U.S. travelers.

  • Wikidata →

    Country identifiers, baseline facts, and linked reference data.

  • Wikipedia →

    Public encyclopedia summary and context.

  • FlagCDN →

    Country flag image fallback from ISO code.

  • Exchange-rate feed →

    Currency-rate widget data.

  • Site credits →

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