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English (official), French patois
CASTRIES (capital) 22,000 (2014)
- Designação longa convencional
- none
- Abreviatura
- Saint Lucia
- Forma longa local
- Forma curto local
parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Nome
- Castries
- Coordenadas Geográficas
- 14 00 N, 61 00 W
- Fuso horário
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia's once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition.
- Inflação
- -0,984%
- Acções de dívida externa
- US$ 529.447.000
- Taxa de imposto total (% dos lucros empresa)
- 34,7%
- Taxa de juro real
- 13,418%
- Produção, valor acrescentado (% PIB)
- 2,738%
- Saldo Corrente
- US$ -100.327.088
- Força de trabalho, total
- 100.005
- Emprego na Agricultura
- 11,06%
- Emprego na Industria
- 15,27%
- Emprego nos Serviços
- 69,78%
- Taxa de Desemprego
- 19,76%
- Importação de Produtos e Serviços
- US$ 732.962.963
- Exportação de Produtos e Serviços
- US$ 658.518.519
- Total Comércio de Mercadorias
- 52,23%
- IDE, entradas líquidas
- US$ 95.030.741
- Exportações de serviços comerciais
- US$ 406.004.310
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing
- Mercadorias
- bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, avocados, mangoes, coconut oil (2010 est.)
- Parceiros
- Dominican Republic 24.6%, US 15.6%, Suriname 8.9%, Antigua and Barbuda 6.9%, Dominica 6.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.1%, Barbados 6%, UK 4.7%, Grenada 4.5% (2015)
- Mercadorias
- food, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, fuels
- Parceiros
- Brazil 35.2%, US 25.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.6%, Colombia 11% (2015)
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