Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (pronounced /ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə/) (French: Sainte-Lucie) is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. Its size is 620 km² with an estimated population of 160,000. Its capital is Castries. The island nation has been the home of two Nobel laureates, Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott, and so can claim the distinction of being the nation with the most such honorees per capita in the world.
==Religion in Saint Lucia==
Saint Lucia is a Christian-majority country. Roman Catholicism is followed by 70% of the population, a legacy of French colonial rule. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is followed by 7% of Saint Lucians, Pentecostalism by 6% and Anglicanism by 2%. The Rastafari movement is adhered to by 2% of Saint Lucia's people. About 0.5% of Saint Lucians are Buddhists.
==References==
*http://www.thedhamma.com/buddhists_in_the_world.htm
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
==External links==
* Wikipedia article about Saint Lucia.
* Wikivoyage article about Saint Lucia.
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