22 Facts About Saint Lucia

On 22 February 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations as a Commonwealth realm.

Saint Lucia is a mixed jurisdiction, meaning that it has a legal system based in part on both the civil law and English common law.

Saint Lucia brought 1, 000 men to defend it from the French, but after only two years, only 89 survived with the rest dying mostly due to disease.

Thereafter, Saint Lucia was considered one of the British Windward Islands colonies.

In 1967, Saint Lucia became one of the six members of the West Indies Associated States, with internal self-government.

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Volcanic island of Saint Lucia is more mountainous than most Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 metres above sea level.

Saint Lucia contains five terrestrial ecoregions: Windward Islands moist forests, Leeward Islands dry forests, Windward Islands dry forests, Windward Islands xeric scrub, and Lesser Antilles mangroves.

Saint Lucia maintains friendly relations with the major powers active in the Caribbean, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France.

Saint Lucia is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and La Francophonie.

Saint Lucia became the 152nd member of the United Nations on 9 December 1979.

On 30 June 2014, Saint Lucia signed a Model 1 agreement with the United States of America in relation to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

In 2018, Saint Lucia signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Saint Lucia has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries, which is Saint Lucia's main source of revenue.

Saint Lucia's currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar, a regional currency shared among members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECU).

Saint Lucia tends to be popular due to its tropical weather and scenery and its beaches and resorts.

Saint Lucia reported a population of 165, 595 in 58 920 households in the 2010 national census.

Saint Lucia has the lowest fertility rate in the Caribbean and one of the lowest in the world at 1.

In 2017, Saint Lucia recorded 60 homicides, the highest in the country's history.

Culture of Saint Lucia has been influenced by African, East Indian, French, and English heritage.

Each May since 1991, Saint Lucia has hosted an internationally renowned Jazz Festival.

Dancing in Saint Lucia is inspired by Caribbean culture and enjoys an active following.

Saint Lucia has a community college, one university campus operated by the University of the West Indies Open Campus, and a few medical schools – American International Medical University, International American University - College of Medicine, Destiny University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the oldest of which is Spartan Health Sciences University.