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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	14.81	Per 1000 Inhabitants	139	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.90	Per 1000 Inhabitants	140	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	13.07	Per 1000 Live Births	133	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	76.65	Years	67	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-3.93	Per 1000 Inhabitants	154	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.40	Percent	160	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.82	Born per Woman	152	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	325	Gigawatt hour	166	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	135	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	130	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-2.50	Percent	156	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	10900	Dollar	100	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	1745	Million dollar	186	Estimation		GDP
Inflation rate	Economic property	1.90	Percent	64	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	3	1000 Barrel per day	178	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	132	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	20.00	Percent	167	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	616	Square kilometer	193			Area
Population size	Population property	160922		187			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Caribbean Community and Common Market	to promote economic integration and development, especially among the less developed countries
Caribbean Development Bank	to promote economic development and cooperation
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States	to promote political, economic, and defense cooperation
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean	to encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
PetroCaribe	to eliminate existing social inequities, to foster high standards of living, to promote effective people's participation in shaping their own destiny
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names

Saint Lucia : Name

Description

The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times);it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.

Government type

parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm

Religions

Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)

Natural Resources

forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential

Export commodities

bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil

Saint Lucia