Basic Facts
Overview

St Lucia is an island strategically located in the Eastern Caribbean, providing easy access to major markets. The flying time to these countries ranges from two to six hours. The United Kingdom and Europe are approximately eight hours away.

Apart from our beautiful beaches, lush green landscape, year-round warm weather, friendly and skilled people, we offer an investment environment, in which the ease of doing business is ranked amongst the best in the World.

The Facts
  • Status
  • Independent, Parliamentary Democracy
  • Language
  • English
  • Time Zone
  • EST+1; GMT-4
  • Currency
  • East Caribbean Dollar (ECD), 1 USD = 2.7169 ECD
  • Area
  • 616 sq km (238 sq miles)
  • Population
  • 164,791*
  • Annual Growth Rate
  • 1.5%*
  • Unemployment
  • 17.0%*
  • International Airports
  • Hewanorra International and G.F.L. Charles
  • Major Seaports
  • Castries and Port Vieux Fort
  • Free Zones
  • Three (3) Free Zones (for more information, see our Links page)
  • Telecommunications Providers
  • LIME, Digicel, Antilles Crossing
  • International Schools
  • The International School of St Lucia
  • Tertiary Education
  • Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

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