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HIV news : NA Population below poverty line news : NA . Literacy : 67% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 3% (2001 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 16.5% (1997 est.) . Internet Users news : 13,000 (2002) . Location : Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago . Geographic Coordinates : 13 53 N, 60 68 W . Religion Saint Lucia news : Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 3%, other Protestant 7% . Administrative region : 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort . Terrain : volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys . Elevation extremes lowest : Caribbean Sea 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mount Gimie 950 m . Natural resources : forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential . Land use arable land : 6,56%. Land use permanentcrops : 22,95%. Irrigated land : 30 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : hurricanes and volcanic activity . Environment current issues : deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region . 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 . Population news : 164,213 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 30,70%. age -14 men : 25 913. age -14 ladies : 24 467. age 15/64 p : 64,10%. age 15/64 men : 51 750. age 15/64 ladies : 53 530. age +65 p : 5,20%. age +65 men : 3 159. age +65 ladies : 5 394. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 24.5 years . median age male : 23.7 years . median age female : 25.3 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 1.27% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 20.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 5.18 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.07 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.06 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 0.97 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.59 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 15.09 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 73.34 years . life expectancy at birth male : 69.78 years . life expectancy at birth female : 77.16 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 2.25 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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Our friends in Saint Lucia : Weather station service postal Electric news Jobs job listing Saint Lucia Week news weekend Saint Lucia Restaurant bar Saint Lucia News, Latest, Last directory Saint Lucia.0/0 and websites in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia News latest last picture, phone Saint Lucia, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Saint Lucia. 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. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979. Minimum salary : EC$300 a month for office clerks; EC$200 for shop assistants; EC$160 for messengers (92 USD/month)
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