{"id":176274,"date":"2019-02-15T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=176274"},"modified":"2023-02-11T20:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T20:48:57","slug":"saint-lucia-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/saint-lucia-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Fun Facts About The Caribbean Island, Saint Lucia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saint Lucia is an island located in the Caribbean Sea, and although thousands of people make it a destination for their vacations every year, the average person doesn’t know a whole lot about this island.\n
Here are 30 facts to help you develop your geography and impress those around you.\n
Saint Lucia is just over 238 square miles \u2013 27 miles long and 14 miles wide.\n
The capital city of Saint Lucia is Castries.\n
Around 100,000 people live around the coasts of Saint Lucia, while a further 60,000 live in Castries or further within the mainland.\n
Initially named the Island of the Iguanas by early Carib settlers, its name was only changed later on.\n
The French took over the island in 1660 after signing a treaty with the original Carib people, and it was first named Saint Lucy of Syracuse.\n
Around 85% of the Saint Lucian population are thought to be direct descendants of Africans, while the remaining 15% is made up mainly of English, French, mixed African, and Indian.\n
Its name makes it the first country to be named after a woman.\n
Saint Lucia is the second-largest island of the Windward Islands.\n
Between 1663 and 1667, England took control of Saint Lucia, sparking a long-term period of instability where the island changed hands a total of 14 times.\n
In 1814, England had full control over Saint Lucia. By this time, it was known also as \u201cHelen of the West Indies\u201d due to the number of times control had been passed over.\n
On February 22, 1979, Saint Lucia established the sovereignty of its own, gaining independence from Britain.\n \u201cThe Land, The People, The Light\u201d became a motto after Saint Lucia became free from British rule.\n