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Capital city	Castries
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Diplomatic representation in the US > Consulate(s) general	Miami, New York
DEFINITION: This entry includes the chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	178,477,800 $		[144th of 169]
DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
political parties > Two party	•
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Procedures to register property > number	5		[126th of 167]
DEFINITION: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of political parties
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	5.6 %		[153rd of 174]
DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	6		[138th of 171]
DEFINITION: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Status democracy
DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power Transition State: a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to build a warehouse > days	139 days		[125th of 168]
DEFINITION: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.		View time series
SOURCE: electionworld.org
Time required to enforce a contract > days	635 days		[45th of 171]
DEFINITION: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to register property > days	20 days		[135th of 167]
DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time required to start a business > days	40 days		[70th of 171]
DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	41 hours		[167th of 169]
DEFINITION: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Time to resolve insolvency > years	2 years		[114th of 151]
DEFINITION: Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution of distressed assets.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, nonresidents	538		[62nd of 99]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Trademarks, residents	54		[70th of 98]
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
DEFINITION: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
UN membership date	18 Sep. 1979
DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
United Nations mission http://www.un.int/stlucia/
DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website
SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Wesley Heights
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wisconsin High School Model United Nations

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