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Communications of Saint Lucia

Telephones - main lines in use:51,100 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:93,000 (2004)
Telephone system:general assessment: adequate system
domestic: system is automatically switched
international: country code - 1-758; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique
Radio broadcast stations:AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
Radios:111,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003)
Televisions:32,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.lc
Internet hosts:21 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):15 (2000)
Internet users:55,000 (2005)

Saint Lucia Quickstats

  • Population: 170,649 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 616 sq km
  • Density: 298 /km² (41st)
  • GDP (total): $866 million (197th)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,950 (98th)
  • Literacy: 90.1%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 758

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