Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental
Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
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
People Saint Lucia
Population:
168,458 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.8% (male 25,941/female 24,319)
15-64 years: 65% (male 53,916/female 55,582)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 3,186/female 5,514) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.2 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 26.1 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.29% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
19.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)