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People of St. Lucia

source: CIA World Fact Book 1997

Population: 150,630 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure:

Population growth rate: 1.14% (1997 est.)

Birth rate: 23.31 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate: 5.71 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio:

Infant mortality rate: 17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality:

Ethnic groups: black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%

Languages: English (official), French patois

Literacy:
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