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Saint Lucia (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 060 58 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -60.9667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally inhabited by Awaraks, were replaced by Caribs; probably sighted by Columbus in 1502; colony started by English 1605 and 1638, by French 1650; was dispute between English and French over ownership 1659-1814; Africans were brought here as slaves; official language is English, though a French patois is widely spoken. |
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| Saint Lucia (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U,N)
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| St. Lucia (C,O)
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| Sainte-Lucie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Santa Lucía (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Santa Lúcia (C,O)
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| Сент-Люсия (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 圣卢西亚 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| ساهت وًس اَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| LCA (C,O,ISO3L)
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| LC (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO662 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| ST00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Saint Lucian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence from Britain on February 29, 1979 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| island nation (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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British, established 1814 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Castries .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Saint Lucia, Castries region) [1019057] |
| distinguished from .... |
Saint Lucia .......... (island) |
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(World, North and Central America, Saint Lucia) [7030372] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1979 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1979 |
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