saint lucia Capital: castries Pos.: Surface: 617 Kmq 180 Population 2020: 183.600 178 Pop. density: 297,57 in./Kmq 30 Pop. growth 12ys:  +11,27 % GDP per capita: 8.807 $ 72 Nominal GDP 2020: 1,617 billions $ 173 PPP per capita: 12.712 $ 95 GDP PPP 2020: 2,334 billions $ 177 Internet TLD:  LC
It's an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The island was previously called Iyonola, the name given to the island by the native Arawaks, and later Hewanorra, the name given by the nativeCaribs, two separate Amerindian peoples. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. Economy: Once a single-crop agricultural economy, Saint Lucia has shifted to a tourism and banking serviced-based economy. Tourism, the island's biggest industry and main source of jobs, income and foreign exchange, accounts for 65% of its GDP. Agriculture,  which was once the biggest industry, now contributes to less than 3% of GDP, but still accounts for 20% of jobs. The banana industry is now on a decline due to strong competition from low-cost Latin American producers and reduced EU trade preferences
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