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Saint Lucia

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Many of Saint Lucia’s problems are health-related. Frequent water shortages in many areas have led to outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Also, slightly more than half of the children under age 5 who die do so because of complications from birth. Finally, Saint Lucia’s growing elderly population has put a strain on the country’s senior citizens’ homes.

Economic fundamentals remain solid, even though unemployment remains high. The government is trying to revitalize the banana industry, although recent hurricanes have caused exports to contract. Also, Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks including volatile tourism income, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil.


Food For The Poor in Saint Lucia


Food For The Poor works in Saint Lucia primarily through donations of goods. The organization has sent containers of:


  • Food
  • Personal care items
  • Hurricane supplies

 

 



General Information - Saint Lucia

  • Area - 606 square miles
  • Population - 160,267 (July 2009 est.)
  • Capital - Castries
  • Independence Day, Feb. 22
  • Languages - English (official), and French patois
  • Religion - Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other, unspecified or none 7.1 % (2001 census)
  • Currency - Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC) $2.65 EC = $1 US
  • Unemployment - 20% (2003 est.)
  • Literacy rate - Total population: 90.1% | Male: 89.5% | Female: 90.6% (People age 15 and over who can read and write)


Saint Lucia Demographics

By Age: (2009 est.)

0-14 years: 24.4% (male 20,035/female 19,021)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 51,593/female 54,843)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 6,668/female 8,107)

Infant Mortality: (2009 est.)

Total: 13.43 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 14.44 deaths/1,000 live births

Median Age: (2009 est.)

Total: 29.8 years
Male: 28.7 years
Female: 30.8 years

Life Expectancy: (2009 est.)

Total population: 76.45 years
Male: 73.78 years
Female: 79.27 years

Saint Lucia History


The island, with its 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. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.


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