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Histoire de Sainte-Lucie — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Sainte-Lucie, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1814England and France contested Saint Lucia -- with its fine natural harbor at Castries and burgeoning sugar industry -- throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries, with possession changing 14 times; it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814 and became part of the British Windward Islands colony.
1834Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops.
1958In the mid-20th century, Saint Lucia joined the West Indies Federation (1958–1962) and in 1967 became one of the six members of the West Indies Associated States, with internal self-government.
1979In 1979, Saint Lucia gained full independence.
1979Independence: 22 February 1979 (from the UK).
2018Major urban areas: 22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018) upper middle-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; environmentally fragile; energy import-dependent; major banana producer; well-educated labor force; key infrastructure, IT, and communications investments Inflation: -0.1% (2024 est.).
2023Generation mix — fossil fuels: 98% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) Energy use: 47.522 million Btu/person (2023 est.).
2023Industries: tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing Agriculture: coconuts, bananas, tropical fruits, fruits, root vegetables, plantains, vegetables, cassava, chicken, milk (2023) Electricity access: 100% (2022 est.).
2023Languages: English (official), Saint Lucian Creole Religions: Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Evangelical 2.3% and Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none Urban population: 19.2% of total population (2023).
