| SAINT LUCIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Capital city with population
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Castries - 13,600 |
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Forested Land
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14.8% |
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[131st of 193]
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Largest city
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Castries |
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Largest city population
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53,000 |
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[153rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Castries - 13,600 |
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Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago |
Map references Central America and the Caribbean |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[61st of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[45th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[148th of 190]
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Natural hazards hurricanes and volcanic activity |
Natural resources forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
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Population density
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252.49 people per sqkm |
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[44th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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270.15 people/m²
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[35th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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2,900.8 people/km² of arable lan |
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[6th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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620 km²
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[182nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Gimie |
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Terrain volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys |