Saint Lucia - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Saint Lucia. The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 73 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Saint Lucia
Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Geographic coordinates 13 53 N, 60 58 W
Map references Central America and the Caribbean
Tarrain volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys
Natural Resources forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
Natural Hazards

hurricanes

volcanism: Mount Gimie (948 m), also known as Qualibou, is a caldera on the west of the island; the iconic twin pyramidal peaks of Gros Piton (771 m) and Petit Piton (743 m) are lava dome remnants associated with the Soufriere volcano; there have been no historical magmatic eruptions, but a minor steam eruption in 1766 spread a thin layer of ash over a wide area; Saint Lucia is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south
Irrigated Land 30 sq km (2012)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 158 km
Climate tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
Area
Total Area
Land Area 606 sq km
Water Area 10 sq km
comparative Area three and a half times the size of Washington, DC
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Elevations
Highest point Mount Gimie 948 m
Lowest point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 17.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 11.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 1% (2018 est.)
Forest 77% (2018 est.)
Other 5.6% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries

People and Society

In Saint Lucia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Black/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.26% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 11.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 6.7% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Total fertility rate 1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.83 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate 55.5% (2011/12)
Est married women (ages 15-49) 53.6% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures 3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Net Migration rate -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Saint Lucian | Saint Lucian(s)
Languages English (official), Saint Lucian Creole
Religions Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Evangelical 2.3% and Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none 5.9%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 17.9% (male 15,505/female 14,607)
15-64 years 66.7% (male 54,260/female 57,747)
65 years and over 15.4% (2024 est.) (male 11,752/female 14,167)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 37.7
Youth dependency ratio 25.2
Elderly dependency ratio 12.5
Potential support ratio 8 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 39.7 years (2024 est.)
Male 38.4 years
Female 40.9 years
Urbanization
Urban population 19.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.83 male(s)/female
Total population 0.94 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 12.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 79.4 years (2024 est.)
Male 76.7 years
Female 82.3 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 99.4% of population
Improved: rural rural: 98.5% of population
Improved: total total: 98.7% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.6% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 1.5% of population
Unimproved: total total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 97.6% of population
Improved: rural rural: 92.9% of population
Improved: total total: 93.8% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 2.4% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 7.1% of population
Unimproved: total total: 6.2% of population (2020 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 9.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 5.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Demographic profile
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