Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Capital Castries
616 km² · 180,149 people (2025) · Eastern Caribbean dollar
The Pitons — Gros Piton at 771 m and Petit Piton at 743 m — are volcanic plugs rising straight out of the sea, and they appear on the flag. Sulphur Springs at Soufrière is often described as a drive-in volcano, because the road runs into the collapsed crater.
The facts
- Capital
- Castries
- Area
- 616 km² — 238 sq mi
- Population
- 180,149 (2025)
- Density
- 292.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD, $)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
- Calling code
- +1758
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- LC · LCA
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 183 of 200
- By population
- 181 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 719 | 6,111,175 |
| Micronesia | 702 | 113,683 |
| Saint Lucia ← | 616 | 180,149 |
| Andorra | 468 | 82,904 |
| Palau | 459 | 17,663 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Saint Lucia?
- Castries
- What currency does Saint Lucia use?
- The Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD).
- How big is Saint Lucia?
- 616 km², or 238 square miles — 183 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Saint Lucia drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Singapore 719 km²
- Micronesia 702 km²
- Andorra 468 km²
- Palau 459 km²
- United States North America
- Mexico North America
- Canada North America
- Guatemala North America
- Haiti North America
- Dominican Republic North America
- Honduras North America
- Cuba North America
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)