On Saint Lucia

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Saint Lucia
Capital: Castries
Type of Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State: Queen ELIZABETH II; represented by Governor General Pearlette LOUISY
Head of Government: Prime Minister Stephenson KING
Foreign Minister: Stephenson KING
Population: 172,884 (July 2008 Estimate)
Land Area: 606 sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $1.794 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per capita PPP: $10,700 (2007) (2007 Estimate)
Government Website: www.stlucia.gov.lc
Ambassador to the U.S.: Michael LOUIS
Washington Embassy Address:
3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): N/A
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassy.org/embassies/lc.html
U.S. Ambassador to Saint Lucia: Mary M. OURISMAN (Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Lucia)
U.S. Embassy Website in Saint Lucia: barbados.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.