St. Lucia

Saint Lucia

St. Lucia (LC, LCA) is a country in Caribbean, with Castries as its capital. The currency is the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD, EC$). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (758) 284-5678. The time zone is America/St_Lucia. Official language: English.

CurrencyXCDEC$
Dial code+1e.g. (758) 284-5678
Time zoneSt LuciaUTCโˆ’04:00
LanguageEnglish
CapitalCastries
Population168K616 kmยฒ

Overview

Official name
Saint Lucia
Native name
Saint Lucia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
LC
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
LCA
ISO 3166-1 numeric
662
IOC code
LCA
Demonym
Saint Lucian
Capital
Castries
Region
Americas โ€บ Caribbean
Status
Independent, UN member
Groups
  • Caribbean
  • United Nations
Internet domain
.lc
Area
616 kmยฒ
Population
168,038
GDP
$4.1B ($24.3K per person)
Literacy
90.1%
Landlocked
No
Land borders
None

Currency

East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Symbol
EC$ narrow $
Minor units
2 decimals
Example
$1,234.50

Languages

LanguageStatusShare of populationWriting
English enOfficial90% (151.2K)

Time zones

Time zoneLocal timeStandardDaylight savingName
America/St_LuciaUTCโˆ’04:00noneAtlantic Standard Time

Phone numbers

Number types

TypeNational formatInternational formatLayoutDigits
Fixed line(758) 430-5678+1 758 430 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Mobile(758) 284-5678+1 758 284 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Toll free(800) 212-3456+1 800 212 3456(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Premium rate(900) 212-3456+1 900 212 3456(XXX) XXX-XXXX10
Personal number(500) 234-5678+1 500 234 5678(XXX) XXX-XXXX10

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week
Monday
Weekend
Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year
Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle
12-hour (1โ€“12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars
gregorian
Measurement system
Metric
Temperature
Celsius
Paper size
A4
Locales

Number and date formats

As written by the English (St. Lucia) locale (en-LC), amounts in XCD.

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (XCD)
$1,234,567.89
Accounting
($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 East Caribbean dollars
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 million
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 kilometres per hour
Temperature
21.5ยฐC
Date, full
Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long
27 March 2026
Date, medium
27 Mar 2026
Date, short
27/03/2026
Time, medium
3:04:05 pm
Time, short
3:04 pm
Date and time
27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year
March 2026
Weekday
Friday
Relative time
yesterday ยท in 3 days ยท 2 hours ago
List: and
A, B and C
List: or
A, B or C

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