SAINT LUCIA SAINT LUCIA REGION CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE FEBRUARY 22 1979 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 22 1979 POPULATION 154020 1999 EST LAND AREA 238 SQ MI CAPITAL CASTRIES FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY MAIN INDUSTRIES CLOTHING TOURISM BEVERAGES AGRICULTURE BANANAS CITRUS FRUITS COCOA NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTS BEACHES PUMICE CURRENCY EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR GDP 625 MILLION 1997 EST GDP PER CAPITA 4100 1997 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL FRENCH PATOIS RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ENGLAND LITERACY RATE 67 LIFE EXPECTANCY 68 YEARS MALE 76 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 22 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
