Fast Facts

Visa
Not required for US, EU or Commonwealth visitors.

Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$); EC$1 = US$0.38 = €0.24 = UK£0.19

Official name
Saint Lucia

Area
238 sq miles

Population
170, 000

Famous for
Jacquot parrot, the Pitons

Country code
758

Language
English, Creole

Capital
Castries

People
Saint Lucians