shèng Saint Lucia   shǒudōu:   guógūdàimǎ: lc   
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圣卢西亚
  【 guó míngshèng ( SaintLucia)
  
  【 guó cháng fāng xínglán miàn zhōng yāng shì dài bái biān de hēi jiàn tóu huáng sān jiǎo xínglán xiàng zhēng hǎi yángguó zhōng yāng de sān jiǎo xíng xiàng zhēng zhè dǎo guóhēi dài biǎo huǒ shānhēi bái biān yòu xiàng zhēng gāi guó de liǎng zhù yào mín jīn huáng xiàng zhēng hǎi tān yáng guāng。 1967 nián 3 yuè zhì dìng , 1979 nián 2 yuè 22 hòu yán yòng zhì jīn
  
  【 miàn 】 616 píng fāng gōng
  
  【 rén kǒu】 16.1 wàn( 2005 nián)。 90 shàng shì hēi rén, 5.5% wéi hēi bái hùn xuè zhǒng rénlìng yòu shǎo shù bái rén yìn rényīng wéi guān fāng yán tōng yòng dāng mín biàn jiǎng 'ào ( Creole) [ jiào 'ā (Patois)]。 jué duō shù mín xìn fèng tiān zhù jiào
  
  【 shǒu ( Castries), rén kǒu 6 wàn( 2005 nián)。
  
  【 guó jiā yuán shǒuyīng guó wáng rèn mìng de zǒng xiàn rèn zǒng 'ěr lāi · qiàn( PearletteLouisy), 1997 nián 9 yuè 17 jiù rèn
  
  【 zhòng yào jié : 2 yuè 22
  
  【 tóng běi jīng shí chā】 -12.00
  
  【 guó diàn huà 】 1758
  
  【 yányīng wéi guān fāng yán
  
  【 huò dōng jiā yuán
  
  【 jiǎn kuàngwèi dōng jiā hǎi xiàng fēng qún dǎo zhōng shì shān guó jiāyòu zhòng duō duǎn xiǎo liú féi de zuì gāo shān fēng shānhǎi 959 shǔ dài hòunián píng jūn wēn 27
  
   zuì zǎo mín wéi yìn 'ān rén。 1639 nián yīng guó rén qīn gāi dǎo。 1651 nián guó rén zhàn lǐng gāi dǎo hòu yīng cháng zài zhēng duó。 1814 nián gēn yuēzhèng shì jiāng gāi dǎo huá wéi yīng guó zhí mín 。 1967 nián 3 yuèshèng shí xíng nèi zhìchéng wéi yīng guó lián bāng。 1979 nián 2 yuè 22 xuān wéi yīng lián bāng chéng yuán guó
  
  【 zhèng zhì】 1997 nián kěn · ān dōng (KennyAnthony) wéi shǒu de shèng gōng dǎng shàng tái zhí zhèng。 2001 nián 12 yuè shèng gōng dǎng zài xuǎn zhōng zài huò shèngchán lián zhí zhèng
  
  【 xiàn xiàn xíng xiàn shí shēng xiàoguī dìng guó jiā yuán shǒu wéi yīng guó wáng wáng rèn mìng zǒng wéi dài biǎo huì yòu quán xiū gǎi xiàn
  
  【 huìfēn cān zhòng liǎng yuànměi jiè rèn 5 niáncān yuàn 11 yóu zǒng rèn mìng zhōng 6 yóu zǒng míng, 3 yóu fǎn duì dǎng lǐng xiù míng, 2 wéi rén shìcān cháng 'ěr · wéi 'ěr( HilfordDeterville)。 zhòng yuàn 17 yóu xuǎn chǎn shēngxiàn zhòng yuàn zhōngshèng gōng dǎng zhàn 13 fǎn duì dǎng tǒng gōng rén dǎng zhàn 3 rén shì 1 zhòng cháng yuē · bèi dēng · ā lāi yīn (JosephBadenAllain)。
  
  【 zhèng běn jiè zhèng 2001 nián 12 yuè chéng, 2004 nián 1 yuè gǎi chéng yuán xiàzǒng jiān cái zhèngguó jīn róng jīng shì xìn cháng kěn · ān dōng ( KennyDavisAnthony), zǒng jiān shāng yóutóu xiāo fèi zhě shì cháng fěi · 'āi 'ěr (PhilipJ.Pierre), jiào rén yuán kāi qīng nián cháng 'ào · xiē 'ěr (MarioMichel), chǔ shè shīhuán jìng zhù fáng cháng 'ào fěi · sēn · yuē hàn (TheophilusFergusonJohn), wèi shēngrén shìjiā tíng shì cháng 'ān · (DamianGreaves), shè huì zhuǎn xíngwén huà fāng zhèng cháng méi shā · lǎng (MenissaRambally), nèi zhèng guó nèi 'ān quán cháng · qiáo zhì (CalixteGeorge), láo dòng guān gōng gòng zuò shè cháng wéi lún · yuē hàn (VelonJohn), nóng lín cháng nèi xiū · 'ēn (IgnatiusJean), wài jiāoguó mào mín háng cháng · kāng dùn (PetrusCompton), tōng xùngōng chéngjiāo tōng gōng gòng shè shī cháng fěi · fēn ( FelixFinnisterre), zǒng jiǎn chá cháng jiān cháng fěi · 'ěr( PhilipLaCorbiniere), nóng lín huì shū 'ān · lán (CyprianLansiquot), wèi shēngrén lèi jiā tíng shì huì shū qiáo 'ēn · ào lún( JonOdlum)。
  
  【 gòuyóu dōng jiā zuì gāo yuànyóu shàng yuàn gāo děng yuàn chéngxíng shǐ quán gāo děng yuàn yóu shǒu guān 9 míng péi tuī shì chéngshàng yuàn yóu shǒu guān zhù chíbāo kuò liǎng míng shàng guāngāo děng yuàn jiě shì xiàn chǔlǐ shè běn quán yóu fāng miàn de 'àn jiànshǒu guān wén sēn · luò ( VincentF.Floissac)。
  
  【 zhèng dǎngzhù yào yòu liǎng zhèng dǎng
  
  ( 1) shèng gōng dǎng( St.LuciaLabourParty): zhí zhèng dǎng。 1946 nián chéng céng 1951 1964 nián zhí zhèng。 1979 nián xuǎn huò shèng chóngxīn shàng tái。 1982 nián yīn nèi fēn liè 'ér xià tái。 1997 nián zhí zhèng zhì jīnxiàn rèn lǐng xiù kěn · ān dōng
  
  ( 2) tǒng gōng rén dǎng( TheUnitedWorkersParty): 1964 nián yóu rén mín jìn dǎng quán guó láo gōng yùn dòng bìng 'ér chéngtóng nián cān jiā xuǎn huò shèngzhí zhèng zhì 1979 niáncéng lǐng dǎo shèng 1979 nián 。 1982、 1987、 1992 nián lián sān zài xuǎn zhōng huò shèng bìng zhí zhèngxiàn rèn lǐng xiù wéi yuē hàn · kāng dùn
  
   wàihái yòu guó jiā quán zhì dǎng( ONE) quán guó zhǎn yùn dòng dǎng( NDM), liǎng dǎng chéng shí jiān duǎnchéng yuán jūn jiào shǎo
  
  【 zhòng yào rén 'ěr lāi · qiànzǒng , 1946 nián 6 yuè 8 shēng shèng 。 1965 nián zhì 1969 nián jiù yìn xué duō fēn xiào yīng zhuān huò wén xué shì xué wèi。 1975 nián huò jiā wéi 'ěr xué yán xué zhuān wén xué shuò shì xué wèi。 1994 nián huò yīng guó tuō 'ěr xué gāo děng jiào xué zhuān zhé xué shì xué wèi。 1958 nián zài shèng duō xué xiào zhí jiào。 1980 nián zhì 1986 nián rèn shèng A xué yuàn yuàn cháng。 1986 nián zhì 1994 nián rèn shèng 'ā · liú jué shì shè xué yuàn shù xué zǒng yán jiū zhù rèn, 1994 nián zhì 1995 nián rèn yuàn cháng, 1996 nián zhì 1997 nián rèn yuàn cháng。 1997 nián 9 yuè 17 jiù rèn shèng zǒng biǎo guò duō piān jiào xué xué shù lùn wén bìng zài gāi lǐng duō huò jiǎngjiǎng yīng 'ào 'ěr xué guò dīng bān 。 1997 nián 7 yuèbèi yīng wáng shòu shèng mài shèng qiáo zhì shí xūn zhāngcéng 2004 nián 9 yuè fǎng huá
  
   kěn · ān dōng zǒng jiān cái zhèngguó jīn róng jīng shì xìn chángshēng 1951 nián 1 yuè 8 céng jiù yìn xué yīng guó míng hàn xuéhuò shì xué wèibìng zài yīng guó huò shī 。 1978 nián zhì 1979 nián zài yìn xué fēn xiào rèn jiào。 1979 nián zhì 1982 nián xiān hòu rèn shèng jiào wén huà bié wèn jiào cháng。 1993 nián 10 yuè zhì 1996 nián 1 yuè rèn jiā gòng shū chù cháng zǒng wèn。 1995 nián 3 yuè zhì 1996 nián 4 yuè rèn jiā gòng shū chù shǒu shī。 1996 nián 1 yuè dāng xuǎn wéi shèng gōng dǎng lǐng xiù。 1997 nián 5 yuè chū rèn zǒng , 2001 nián lián rèncéng 1999 nián 1 yuè fǎng huá
  
  【 jīng nóng yóu zài guó mín jīng zhōng zhàn zhù yào wèinóng xiāng jiāo zhòngzhí wéi zhùzhù yào chū kǒu dào 'ōu méngliáng shíshí pǐn duō yòng pǐn néng zìjǐ duō cóng měi guó jìn kǒujìn nián lái yóu zhǎn xùn shì shèng zhù yào de wài huì lái yuán。 2005 nián shèng guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhíàn dìng biàn jià ) 4.96 měi yuán shàng nián zēngzhǎng 5.4%, rén jūn GDP wéi 3006 měi yuántōng huò péng zhàng shuài wéi 3.9%, huì shuài wéi 1 měi yuán 2.7 dōng jiā yuánshī shuài wéi 18.7%。
  
  【 yuán zhòng yào kuàng cángdàn yòu fēng de yuánnán yòu liú huáng kuàng
  
  【 gōng 】 2005 nián zhì zào chǎn zhí zēngzhǎng 10.2%, chǎn zhí dào 1.567 dōng jiā yuánzhù yào shēng chǎn chū kǒu xíng de qīng gōng chǎn pǐn féi zào yóulǎng jiǔyǐn liào diàn zhuāng pèi zhuāng děngjìn nián láijiàn zhù zhǎn jiào kuài, 2005 nián jiàn zhù chǎn zhí zēngzhǎng 10.4%, zhèng duì jiàn zhù de zhī chū wéi 1.345 dōng jiā yuán shàng nián fān fānwéi jìn gōng zhǎnzhèng jìhuà jiāng nán de wéi yuē bǎo jiàn chéng yóu gōng
  
  【 nóng 】 1/3 de jiù rén kǒu cóng shì nóng láo dòngzhù yào nóng chǎn pǐn shì xiāng jiāo shì chū kǒu wài huì shōu zhù yào lái yuánhái yòu xiāng liào děng。 2005 nián xiāng jiāo chǎn liàng wéi 30007 dūn shàng nián jiàng liǎo 36.2%, chū kǒu shōu wéi 4150 wàn dōng jiā yuántóng jiàng liǎo 23%。 xùmù chǎn zhí zēngzhǎng 2.1%。
  
  【 yóu quán guó yòu jìn 4500 jiān guǎn fáng jiānyóu zhù yào lái běi měi 'ōu zhōu guó jiā。 2005 nián yóu wéi 751275 rén wéi bàn 2007 nián bǎn qiú shì jiè bēi sàishèng zhèng jiǔ diàn tóu jiè shí jiāng guǎn fáng jiān zēng zhì 7000 jiān
  
  【 jīn róng 】 2005 nián jīn róng chǎn zhí zhàn guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí de 8.7%。
  
  【 jiāo tōng yùn shūgōng zǒng cháng 1155 gōng 。 2005 nián quán guó zhù dòng chē gòng yòu 44167 liàng。 2005 nián jiāo tōng yùn shū zhàn guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí de 10.9%。 gǎng wéi yuē bǎo gǎng shì zhòng yào de jìn chū kǒu kǒu 'ànběi yòu xìng chǎngnán yòu guó chǎngyòu dìng zhí fēi běi měiyīng guó guó de háng bān
  
  【 cái zhèng】 2005 nián jīng cháng xiàng shōu dào 5.956 dōng jiā yuán shàng nián zēngzhǎng 7%; jīng cháng xiàng zhī chū dào 5.127 dōng jiā yuán shàng nián zēngzhǎng 6.2%。 2005 nián cái zhèng chì 2607 wàn měi yuánnián wài huì chǔ bèi wéi 1.13 měi yuánwài zhài zǒng 'é 3.88 měi yuán
  
  【 duì wài mào měi nián jūn yòu shāng pǐn mào chāchū kǒu chū nóng chǎn pǐn wéi zhùjìn kǒu liáng shíshí pǐnshí yóu xiè gōng pǐn yòng pǐndàn mào yòu jiào shùn chāzhù yào mào duì xiàng shì měi guóyīng guójiā jiā gòng tóng chéng yuán guóshèng jīng duì wài mào de cún hěn gāojìn nián jìn chū kǒu 'é xiàbǎi wàn měi yuán):
  
  200320042005
  
   chū kǒu 61.892.6763.18
  
   jìn kǒu 345.1371.26466
  
   chā 'é -283.3-278.59-402.82
  
  ( liào lái yuánshèng zhèng cái zhèng bào gào
  
  【 wài guó yuán zhù láishèng cóng luò měi xié dìng huò zǒng 'é wéi 1940 wàn 'ōu zhōu huò dān wèi( ECU) de yuán zhù。 2002 nián 3 yuèjiā zhèng tōng guò zǒng shè shèng de jiā jīng jìng zhēng jìhuà shǔ (CPEC) wéi xiàng fēng qún dǎo guó gōng 14.3 wàn jiā yuán yuán zhùyòng duì běn zhì zào rén yuán jìn xíng zhí péi xùn。 2004 niánōu méng xiàng shèng gōng 6110 wàn dōng jiā yuánjiā kāi yínháng xiàng shèng gōng dài kuǎn 6830 wàn dōng jiā yuán guó zhǎn gòu gōng 120 wàn dōng jiā yuán dài kuǎnshì jiè yínháng gōng 2910 wàn dōng jiā yuán dài kuǎn
  
  【 jīng tuán shèng nóng gōng shāng xié huì( SaintLuciaChamberofCommerce, IndustryandAgriculture), 1884 nián chéng
  
   shèng zhì zào shāng xié huì( SaintLuciaManufacturerAssociation)
  
   shèng jiǔ diàn yóu xié huì( SaintLuciaHotel&TourismAssociation), chéng 1963 niánfēi yíng xìng gòu biāo shì dài biǎo yóu qián yòu lèi chéng yuán 200 duō jiā .
  
  【 rén mín shēng huóquán guó yòu 5 jiā yuàn 1 jiǔ kāng zhōng xīn, 305 zhāng bìng chuáng、 70 míng shēng、 7 míng 302 míng rén yuánshè gòng yòu 35 bǎo jiàn zhōng xīn( 2002 nián)。 rén kǒu chū shēng shuài wéi 15.1 wáng shuài wéi 6.9‰。
  
  【 jūn shìyòu zhī yuē 1000 rén de shèng huáng jiā jǐng chá duì ( bāo kuò zhǒng duì ) hǎi 'àn jǐng wèi duì zhèng guī jūn duì
  
  【 wén huà jiào shèng zhòng shì wén huà jiào shí xíng 5~ 15 suì jiào zhōng děng jiào zhèng shèng yòu liǎng míng nuò bèi 'ěr jiǎng huò zhě: 1979 nián jīng xué jiǎng zhù 'ā · ; 1992 nián wén xué jiǎng zhù léi · 'ěr chéng nián shí shuài xìng wéi 82%, nán xìng wéi 81%。 2002-2003 nián xué xiàoxué shēng jiào shī qíng kuàng
  
   xué xiàosuǒxué shēngrénjiào shīrén
  
   xiǎo xué 73271751057
  
   zhōng xué 2112655706
  
   shè xué yuàn 12177142
  
  【 xīn wén chū bǎnzhù yào bào kān yòu :《 shēng bào》 (TheVoice), chuàng kān 1885 niánměi zhōu 'èrliù chū bǎnpíng xíng liàng yuē 2500 fènzhōu yuē 7000 fèn
  
  《 xīng bào》 (TheStar), chuàng kān 1986 niánměi zhōu sān chū bǎn xíng liàng yuē 8000 fèn
  
  《 yuǎn zhēng jūn bào》 (TheCrusader), chuàng kān 1934 nián, 1979 nián gǎi wéi xiàn míngzhōu bàozhōu liù chū bǎn xíng liàng yuē 2000 fèn
  
  《 jiā 》 (OneCaribbean), chuàng kān 1980 niánxiàn chū bǎn shāng wéi dān · 'àozhōu bàozhōu liù chū bǎnyòu liǎng bǎn běn shì jiā bǎn běnzài dōng jiā xínglìng shì guó bǎn běnzhù yào zài lún dūn xíng xíng liàng yuē 2500 fèn
  
  《 jìng bào》 (TheMirror), chuàng kān 1994 niánzhōu kānzhōu chū bǎnpíng xiāo liàng yuē 2000 fènjié jiǎ 3500 4500 fèn
  
   shèng guǎng diàn tái (RadioSaintLucia): yòng yīng guǎng gōng yíngyóu zhèng rèn mìng de dǒng shì huì duì diàn tái jìn xíng guǎn xīn wén bào dào zhù yào wéi zhèng
  
   hǎi lún diàn shì tái (HelenTelevisionSystem, jiǎn chēng HTS): jiàn 1982 niánshǔ bàndiàn shì jié zhù yào yòu xīn wénzhuān guǎng gàojiào piàn piàn děng
  
   diàn shì tái (DaherBroadcastingSystem, jiǎn chēng DBS): jiàn 1989 niányóu shèng rén jiàn shǔ jiā tíng bàndiàn shì jié yòu xīn wénzhuān guǎng gàojiào piàn děng
  
  【 duì wài guān zhù zhāng tóng suǒ yòu guó jiā bǎo chí xié guān zhù zhāng suǒ yòu jiā guó jiā jǐn tuán jiéjiā qiáng lián chāo yuè yánmiàn mào zhèng zhì chuán tǒngwài jiāo děng fāng miàn de chā tōng guò shuāng biān duō biān xié dìng shēn huà huàzhī chí lián guó gǎi zhù zhāng jiāng lián guó de yuán gèng duō yòng zhǎn zhōng guó jiārèn wéi quán qiú huà duì zhǎn zhōng guó jiā qiáng diào wài jiāo wéi jīng rèn wéi jīng shì yóu shì mào duì guó guān zhù dǎo zuò yòngyào qiú shèng wài jiāo suǒ yòu zhù wài gòu wéi shèng chuàng zào mào tóu huán jìng zuò wéi gōng zuò zhòng diǎnqiáng diào wéi guó jiā zhù quán mín zūn yánjié zhì qiánshèng tóng 76 guó jiā jiàn liǎo wài jiāo guān shì dōng jiā guó jiā zhì( OECS) jiā gòng ( CARICOM) chéng yuán guózhōng guó guóyīng guó wěi nèi ruì děng guó zài shèng shè liǎo wài jiāo gòudōng jiā guó jiā zhì shū chù shè shèng shǒu
  
  【 tóng zhōng guó de guān 】 1997 nián 9 yuè 1 zhōng guó cháng zhù lián guó dài biǎo qín huá sūn shǐ shèng wài cháng 'ào lún zài shèng qiān shǔ liǎo zhōng shèng jiàn jiāo lián gōng bàozhōng guó xuān 5 yuè 5 zhōng zhǐ tóng shèng de wài jiāo guān
  
  2004 nián 9 yuèshèng zǒng 'ěr lāi · qiàn duì guó jìn xíng fēi zhèng shì fǎng wèn。 2005 nián 6 yuèshèng cān cháng wéi 'ěrzhòng cháng 'ā lāi yīn shuài huì dài biǎo tuán fǎng huá。 8 yuèshèng wài cháng kāng dùn fǎng huá。 12 yuèzhōng guó jiàn shè cháng wāng guāng dào fǎng shèng
  
   jiàn jiāo hòuzhōng shèng mào píng wěn zēngzhǎngdàn duō wéi zhōng guó duì shèng chū kǒuzhōng guó cóng shèng jìn kǒu liàng shǎo zhōng guó hǎi guān zǒng shǔ tǒng , 2005 nián zhōng shèng shuāng biān mào 'é wéi 3554 wàn měi yuán zhōng zhōng fāng chū kǒu 283 wàn měi yuánjìn kǒu 3271 wàn měi yuán。 2006 nián 1 zhì 6 yuè zhōng shèng shuāng biān mào 'é wéi 132 wàn měi yuánjūn wéi zhōng fāng chū kǒuzhōng guó duì shèng chū kǒu de chǎn pǐn zhù yào yòu fǎng zhì zhuāng liào zhì pǐn děng
  
   zhōng guó zhù shèng shǐ huá míng
  
   shèng zài huá cháng shè wài jiāo gòushèng zhù huá shǐ zhū 'ān · hēng fēi cháng zhù)。
  
  2007 nián 5 yuè 5 zhōng guó zhù shèng shǐ huá míng jiù shèng tóng tái wān huī suǒ wèiwài jiāo guān xiàng shèng zhèng chū yán zhèng jiāo shè qiáng liè kàng bìng dài biǎo zhōng guó zhèng xuān zhōng zhǐ tóng shèng de wài jiāo guān liǎng guó zhèng jiān de qiē xié suí tíng zhǐ zhí xíng
  
  【 tóng měi guó de guān shèng tóng měi guó bǎo chí zhe liáng hǎo de chuán tǒng guān 。 1996 nián 4 yuèshèng měi qiān shǔzhēn duì fàn zuì gòng tóng tiáo yuēyǐn tiáo yuē》。 tóng nián 6 yuèshèng měi qiān dìng fǎn xié dìngyǔn měi guó jūn jiàn jìn shèng lǐng hǎi zhuān shǔ jīng zhuī sōu chá shè xián fàn de chuán zhǐ。 1998 niánměi bāng zhù shèng xiū jiàn hǎi 'àn jǐng wèi duì yíng fáng bìng gǎi zào jiù bǎo zhěn suǒ。 2006 niánměi guó wéi shèng quán guó jiù zāi yìng guǎn bàn gōng shì jǐng chá shǔ fēn bié yuán jiàn xiāng guān shè shī wàiměi yòu 30 míng píng duìduì yuán zài shèng jiào liáo wèi shēng děng hángyè
  
  【 tóng de guān shèng zài xiāng zūn zhòng zhù quán de chǔ shàng zhǎn zài shuāng biān duō biān lǐng de guān jiā qiáng de shāng guān yóu fāng miàn de zuòhūyù jiě chú duì jīng fēng suǒyǔn chóngfǎn fàn měi zhù zhāng jiē wéi jiā gòng tóng chéng yuán。 1999 nián 1 yuè shèng zǒng 'ān dōng fǎng shuāng fāng qiān shǔ liǎo miǎn qiān zhèng xié dìng jīng zuò xié dìng。 2006 nián 5 yuè 'ān dōng fǎng yǔn miǎn fèi wéi shèng péi xùn 300 míng shì
  
  【 tóng guó jiā de guān yīng guó guó wěi nèi ruì guān jiào mìqiè


  Saint Lucia (pronounced /ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə/) is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It is also known as the "Helen of the West Indies" because it switched between British and French control so often it was likened to the mythical Helen of Troy.
  
  Saint Lucia is one of the Windward Islands, named for Saint Lucy of Syracuse. It was first visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 and first colonized successfully by France who signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660. Great Britain took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 then went to war with France over it fourteen times, and finally took complete control in 1814. Representative government came about in 1924 (with universal adult suffrage from 1953) and from 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. Finally, on February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. The island nation celebrates this every year with a public holiday.
  
  As a Commonwealth realm, Saint Lucia recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State of Saint Lucia, represented on the island by a Governor-General. Executive power, however, is in the hands of the prime minister and his cabinet. The prime minister is normally the head of the party winning the elections for the House of Assembly, which has 17 seats. The other chamber of Parliament, the Senate, has 11 appointed members.
  
  Saint Lucia is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
  
  Quarters
  
  Quarters of Saint LuciaMain article: Quarters of Saint Lucia
  Saint Lucia is divided into 11 quarters:
  
  Anse la Raye
  Canaries
  Castries
  Choiseul
  Dennery
  Forest
  Gros Islet
  Laborie
  Micoud
  Soufrière
  Vieux Fort
  
  Geography
  
  The volcanic island of Saint Lucia is more mountainous than many other Caribbean islands, with the highest point being Mount Gimie, at 950 metres (3,120 ft) above sea level. Two other mountains, the Pitons, form the island's most famous landmark. They are located between Soufrière and Choiseul on the western side of the island. Saint Lucia is also one of the few islands in the world that boasts a drive-in volcano.
  
  The capital city of Saint Lucia is Castries, where about one third of the population lives. Major towns include Gros Islet, Soufrière and Vieux Fort. The local climate is tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds, with a dry season from January to April and a rainy season from May to December.
  
  Economy
  
  The recent change in the European Union import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries, which is the island's main source of revenue. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Despite negative growth in 2001, economic fundamentals remain solid, and GDP growth should recover in the future.
  
  Demographics
  
  The population of Saint Lucia is of mostly African descent (82.5% of the population). There is a significant Mixed minority representing 11.9%, and with a Indo-Caribbean or East Indian groups at 2.4% and the small European origin minority (descendants of French, British, and Irish colonists). Other or unspecified ethnicity accounts for 3.1%. There are small numbers of Lebanese, Syrians and Asians.
  
  The official language is English, but a creole language called Kwéyòlaka is spoken by 80% of the population. It evolved from French, Carib and elements of African languages. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie.
  
  St. Lucia boasts the highest ratio in the world for number of Nobel laureates produced with respect to the total population of the nation. Two winners have come from St. Lucia: Sir Arthur Lewis won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979, and Derek Walcott received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. Both were born on January 23rd, but in different years.
  
  About 70% of the population is Roman Catholic. The rest are Seventh-day Adventists (7%), Pentecostalists (6%), Anglicans (2%), Evangelicals (2%) and Rastafari (2%).
  
  Migration from Saint Lucia is primarily to Anglophone countries, with the United Kingdom (see Saint Lucian British) having almost 10,000 Saint Lucian born citizens, and over 30,000 of Saint Lucian heritage. The second most popular destination for Saint Lucian expatriates is the United States, where combined (foreign and national born Saint Lucians) almost 14,000 reside. Canada is home to a few thousand Saint Lucians, whilst most other countries is the world have less than 50 citizens of Saint Lucian origin (the exceptions being Spain and France with 124 and 117 Saint Lucian expats respectively).
  
  Culture
  
  The culture of Saint Lucia has been influenced by African, French and English heritage. One of the secondary languages is Kreole, a form of French patois.
  
  Festivals
  Saint Lucian cultural festivals include La Rose and La Marguerite, the one representing the Rosicrucian order, the other one representing Freemasonry, which can be seen on a mural painted by Dunstan St. Omer, depicting the holy trinity of Osiris, Horus and Isis.
  
  Traditionally, in common with other Caribbean countries, Saint Lucia held a carnival before Lent. In 1999, it was moved to mid-July in order to not to coincide with the much larger Trinidad and Tobago carnival, so as to attract more overseas visitors.
  
  Music and dance
  A popular folk dance is the Quadrille.
  
  As well as other Caribbean music genres such as soca, zouk, kompa, and reggae, Saint Lucia has a strong indigenous folk music tradition.
  
  Each May since 1992, Saint Lucia has hosted an internationally-renowned Jazz Festival.
  
  Tourism
  
  Tourism is vital to St. Lucia's economy and the economic importance of such is expected to continue to increase as the market for bananas becomes more competitive. Tourism tends to be more substantial during the dry season (January to April). St Lucia tends to be popular due to its tropical weather and scenery and its large number of beaches and resorts.
  
  Other tourist attractions include the world's only drive-in volcano, Sulfur Springs (at Soufriere), the Botanical Gardens, the rain forests and Pigeon Island National Park, which is home to Fort Rodney, an old British military base.
  
  The majority of tourists visit St. Lucia as part of a cruise. Most of their time tends to be spent in Castries, although Soufriere, Marigot Bay and Gros Islet are popular locations to visit. Tourists should venture from the beaten path of shops and beaches and explore the beautiful nature of St. Lucia.Marigot Bay is where second homes to some stars like George Foreman and Mick Jagger are situated.
 

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