Saint Lucia: Flag and Facts
Saint Lucia's flag is cerulean blue with a black arrowhead, trimmed in white along its upper edges, sitting above a gold triangle in the center.
- Capital
- Castries
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 168,462 (2025)
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar
- Area
- 616 km² (238 sq mi)
- People
- Saint Lucian
- Calling code
- +1758
- Highest point
- Mount Gimie 948 m
- Independence
- 22 February 1979 (from the UK)
- National symbols
- twin pitons (volcanic peaks), Saint Lucia parrot
- Borders
- No land borders
About Saint Lucia
Those stacked triangles stand for Gros Piton and Petit Piton, two cone-shaped volcanic plugs that have become the island's emblem. Blue covers the sky and the sea, gold represents sunshine and prosperity, while black and white reflect the island's ethnic makeup. The Saint Lucia parrot is a national symbol too.
England and France fought over the island, with its fine harbor at Castries and growing sugar trade, through the 17th and early 18th centuries. Control flipped 14 times before Britain took it for good in 1814. Slavery on the plantations ended in 1834, but farming stayed at the heart of the economy. The island belonged to the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962, gained self-government in 1967, and became fully independent on 22 February 1979. Volcanic mountains fill the interior, split by wide, fertile valleys.
Did you know?
- Nothing on Saint Lucia stands taller than Mount Gimie, at 948 meters.
- Saint Lucia covers 616 square kilometers, about three and a half Washington, D.C.s.
- January to April is the dry season, while May to August brings the rains.
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Questions about Saint Lucia
What is the capital of Saint Lucia?
Castries, with about 22,000 residents.
What currency does Saint Lucia use?
The Eastern Caribbean dollar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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