Outline of Saint Lucia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Lucia:

See also: Index of Saint Lucia-related articles
The Flag of Saint Lucia
The Coat of arms of Saint Lucia
The location of Saint Lucia
An enlargeable relief map of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is a sovereign island nation located in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the eastern Caribbean Sea adjacent to the North Atlantic Ocean.[1] Saint Lucia is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It is also known as the "Helen of the West Indies" because it switched between British and French control so often it was likened to the mythical Helen of Troy.

Saint Lucia is one of the Windward Islands, named for Saint Lucy of Syracuse. It was first visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 and first colonized successfully by France who signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660. Great Britain took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 then went to war with France over it fourteen times, and finally took complete control in 1814. Representative government came about in 1924 (with universal adult suffrage from 1953) and from 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. Finally, on February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. The island nation celebrates this every year with a public holiday.

General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Saint Lucia

Geography of Saint Lucia

Geography of Saint Lucia

Environment of Saint Lucia

Natural geographic features of Saint Lucia

Regions of Saint Lucia

Regions of Saint Lucia

Ecoregions of Saint Lucia

List of ecoregions in Saint Lucia

  • Ecoregions in Saint Lucia

Demography of Saint Lucia

Demographics of Saint Lucia

Government and politics of Saint Lucia

Politics of Saint Lucia

Branches of the government of Saint Lucia

Government of Saint Lucia

Executive branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Legislative branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Judicial branch of the government of Saint Lucia

Court system of Saint Lucia

  • Supreme Court of Saint Lucia

Foreign relations of Saint Lucia

Foreign relations of Saint Lucia

International organization membership

Saint Lucia is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Saint Lucia

Law of Saint Lucia

Military of Saint Lucia

Military of Saint Lucia

  • Command
  • Forces
  • Military history of Saint Lucia
  • Military ranks of Saint Lucia

Local government in Saint Lucia

Local government in Saint Lucia

History of Saint Lucia

History of Saint Lucia

  • Timeline of the history of Saint Lucia
  • Current events of Saint Lucia
  • Military history of Saint Lucia

Culture of Saint Lucia

Culture of Saint Lucia

Art in Saint Lucia
  • Art in Saint Lucia
  • Cinema of Saint Lucia
  • Literature of Saint Lucia
  • Music of Saint Lucia
  • Television in Saint Lucia
  • Theatre in Saint Lucia

Sports in Saint Lucia

Sports in Saint Lucia

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Lucia

Economy of Saint Lucia

Education in Saint Lucia

Education in Saint Lucia

Infrastructure of Saint Lucia

See also

Saint Lucia

References
  1. "Saint Lucia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

Wikimedia Atlas of Saint Lucia

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