St Lucia is well-known for its vast variety of birdlife! The national bird of St Lucia is the Saint Lucian Parrot the Amazona versicolor , which is one of five native parrot species and bird species that live on the island.
As many as 45 of these species can be found in the rainforest, including three species of hummingbirds — the Antillean Crested Hummingbird , the Purple-throated Carib and the Green-throated Carib. St Lucia is also home to lots of incredible marine life, such as dolphins, whales and sea turtles! In fact, three species of sea turtles swim off the coast of this beautiful island — leatherback turtles , hawksbill turtles and green sea turtles. Cool, eh? Some surprising and quirky wildlife species live on the island, too — including the agouti a member of the rodent family , as well as mongooses, opossum, bats and wild pigs.
Four snake species can be found on the island — the worm snake , the St Lucia lance head the fer de lance, a viper , the St Lucia racer and the St Lucia boa constrictor. There are also 12 species of lizard , including the fascinating St Lucia whiptail lizard.
Hundreds of years later, in AD , another group of Amerindians called the Caribs took control of the land and named it Hewanorra. Historians believe Europeans first came to the island around — when European countries were searching for new lands to claim as their own. However, faced with hostility from the Caribs and ill health, their first attempts to colonise the island send settlers to live there , failed.
In , the French managed to successfully establish a lasting settlement, and in they signed a peace treaty with the local Caribs, agreeing to live in harmony. But just a few years on, from to , England took control of the island. For years to come, the French and English fought over St Lucia — each ruled the island seven times. But in , the British took definitive control of St Lucia, making it a long-standing colony of the British Empire.
You can read more about the British Empire and its long-lasting affects on people and cultures around the world, in our British Empire facts. The Europeans grew valuable crops, like sugar and cotton , in St Lucia, and other lands in the Americas. To provide workers for the plantations, they forcibly shipped millions of African people across the Atlantic Ocean to work as enslaved people — in inhumane and often violent conditions.
This became known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade. By the time slavery was abolished ended in St Lucia in , there were more than 13, black slaves, around 2, free black people and around 2, white people living on the island. Over the course of the 20th Century , British colonies around the world claimed their independence — meaning they were no longer under British rule.
St Lucia was one of the last colonies to do so, becoming an independent nation in The entire population of St Lucia is approximately , people. Whilst it may be a small country, centuries of settlers from all around the world have made it rich in culture. Today it is home to a range of religions , music , languages and delicious foods! The large majority of the people are descended from black Africans , brought to St Lucia as enslaved people during centuries of European rule.
Real growth rate: 0. Inflation: 5. Arable land: 4. Agriculture: bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa. Labor force: 79, est. Industries: tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing. Natural resources: forests, sandy beaches, minerals pumice , mineral springs, geothermal potential.
Major trading partners: UK, U. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 36, ; mobile cellular: , Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 7 plus 3 repeaters , shortwave 0 Radios: , Television broadcast stations: 3 2 commercial broadcast stations and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel Televisions: 32, Internet users: , Transportation: Railways: 0 km.
Highways: total: 1, km est. Airports: 2 Major sources and definitions. One of the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, St. Lucia lies just south of Martinique. It is of volcanic origin. A chain of wooded mountains runs from north to south and from them flow many streams into fertile valleys.
The Secretariat gave training to commissioners and other staff working to prevent corruption in Saint Lucia. The focus was on leadership and management. The Secretariat advised Saint Lucia on trade in services, intellectual property rights and competition. In April , the Secretariat provided a plan for economic reforms to make it easier for foreign firms to conduct business in Saint Lucia. The Connectivity Agenda is a platform for countries to exchange best practices and experiences to trade and investment and undertake domestic reform.
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