Saint Lucia Government

The government of Saint Lucia is a constitutional monarchy with an independent democratic parliament. The governor is the representative of the British monarch as the head of state. The leader of the government is the prime minister. The basic functions of the governor general are ceremonial functions. The executive power lies with the prime minister and the parliament.

Every citizen who is 18 years and older can vote in the general elections held in Saint Lucia. Every voter must have a valid Saint Lucia ID for them to be eligible to vote. Saint Lucia is a two-party electoral system which means that only two parties are dominant and winning with the other parties is impossible. These two parties are the Labor party and the UWP (United Workers Party).

The parliament building of Saint Lucia is located along Laborie Street in Castries. The official home of the governor general of Saint Lucia is the Government House. The Government House was built from 1894 to 1895 after a hurricane destroyed the older government house in 1817. The Government House became the home of the governor in 1967. The house is situated on the crest of Monte-Fortune near Castries.

Political parties in Saint Lucia include the Saint Lucia Labour Party, the United Worker Party, and the Lucian People's Movement.

This page was last modified on May 1st, 2018

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Castries
Languages	English (official), French patois
Ethnic Groups	Black/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
Religion	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.)
Government	Parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Independance	22 February 1979 (from the UK)
Area	616.00 km²
Water Area	10.00 km²
Land Area	606.00 km²
Population	164,464.00 Most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
GDP(PPP)	$2,083,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$12,000.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Suriname.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are bananas, clothing, cocoa, avocadoes, and mangoes.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Brazil, the United States, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include food, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, and chemicals.
Climate	Temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November
Terrain	Volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys
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