GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.142 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $12,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Casteries
Population (Estimated July 2012): 162,178
Area: 617km2 or 238mi2
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary Democracy.
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 67.5% of the population is Roman Catholic, 18.2% is Protestant, 5.1% Have other Christian based beliefs, 2.1% are Rastafarian, 2.6% have other or unspecified beliefs and 4.5% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Gimie at 950m or 3,116ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -4:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
Leaders: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Governor-General Dame Pearlette Louisy) with Prime Minister Kenny Anthony.
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 22nd of February 1979.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Saint Lucia
