Saint Lucia
Americas Β· Capital: Castries
How it is run: Saint Lucia is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Saint Lucia is home to 180,149 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
180,149 people
That is about 22 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
616 kmΒ²
About the size of a small US state such as Vermont or New Hampshire.
ποΈ How crowded
About 292 people per square kilometre β busy towns with countryside in between.
π Size in its region
31st most people in Americas
37th largest by land in Americas.
π£οΈ Official languages
English
π° Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
72.8 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$14,746
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
π’ Living in cities
29.1% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
π Kids under 15
17.2% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+1758
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.lc
π§ People here are called
Saint Lucian
π·οΈ Name at home
Saint Lucia
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Saint Lucia has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Santa LucΓa
French
Sainte-Lucie
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
Π‘Π΅Π½Ρ-ΠΡΡΠΈΡ
Portuguese
Santa LΓΊcia
German
St. Lucia
Put it in perspective π
- United States β the most populated country in Americas β has about 1897.2Γ as many people as Saint Lucia.
- All of Saint Lucia would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Saint Lucia lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 90 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Saint Lucia sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
π·οΈ Official name
Saint Lucia
ποΈ Capital
Castries
π Region
Americas Β· Caribbean
π€ Country code
LC
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Saint Lucia π
π§ Where on the map
13.9Β° N, 61.0Β° W
π Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 β when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Castries.
- Saint Lucia shares its part of the world with Martinique. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Saint Lucia is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Saint Lucia sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Saint Lucia lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Saint Lucia is close to the line of 0Β° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Saint Lucia has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Saint Lucia can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Saint Lucia spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Saint Lucia?
Castries
Which money do people spend in Saint Lucia?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Saint Lucia?
None β no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Saint Lucia?
180,149 people
Keep researching π
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