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30 interesting facts about Caribbean Island, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island located in the Caribbean Sea, and although thousands of people make it a destination for their annual vacation, ordinary people don't know much about this island.
Here are 30 truths to help you develop your geography and impress people around you.
Saint Lucia Is Just Over 238 Square Miles - 27 Miles Long and 14 Miles Wide.
The capital city of Saint Lucia is Castries.
About 100,000 people live around the coast of Saint Lucia, while 60,000 people live in Castries or beyond the mainland.
Initially named Iguanas island by the first Carib settlers, its name is only changed later.
The French took over the island in 1660 after signing a treaty with the original Caribs, and was first named Saint Lucy of Sandacuse.
About 85% of Saint Lucian's population is supposed to be the direct descendants of Africans, while the remaining 15% are mainly formed from English, French, African mixed and Indian.
Its name makes it the first country named after a woman.
Saint Lucia is the second largest island of the Windward Islands.
From 1663 to 1667, he took control of Saint Lucia, causing a long time unstable where the island changed a total of 14 times.
In 1814, he had full control of Saint Lucia.
In 1979, Saint Lucia founded his own sovereignty, gaining independence from him.
"Land, people, light" became the motto after Saint Lucia became a British ruler.
Parrot Saint Lucia, or Jacquot, cannot be found anywhere else in the world, and quite suitable is the island's national bird.
Saint Lucia is a member state of the common prosperity of countries, but a sovereignty sovereignty.
Currency is Dong Caribbean Dollar.
Saint Lucia is well used for its agriculture, with sugarcane produced for decades (although mostly the result of slave trade).
English is the official language of Saint Lucia, although 95% of the population says Saint Lucian France or Patois.
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Mount Gimie is the highest mountain of Saint Lucia, higher than 3,000 feet.
The Pitons Mountains are a Saint Lucian place and a UNESCO world heritage.
A famous artist in Saint Lucia is Sir Dunstan St.
Saint Lucia attracts about 350,000 tourists every year, and has a booming fishing industry that benefits local people.
Only "volcanic" driving ", sulfur, can be found in Saint Lucia.
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Derek Walcott, born in Castries, is a famous Saint Lucian that won the 1992 Nobel Prize in literature.
Arthur Lewis also won the Nobel Award, this time.
In addition to the Faroe Islands, Saint Lucia has the highest proportion of Nobel awards among the population.
Tourists often try to visit Roseau Valley, a location that boasts 21 different rumes.
Hewanorra Airport is the only airport in Saint Lucia accepting commercial airlines, so a lot of tourists come from other destinations of cruise ships.
Many Saint Lucia does not marry until they are middle-aged.
