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General Information

Language: English (official) with French patois widely spoken. Capital City: Castries. Population: 160,000.

Second largest of the Windward Islands. St. Lucia is of volcanic origin and is dominated by a forested, mountainous centre. Sulphurous springs are a feature of Qualibou. Tourism is growing rapidly and other sources of income are bananas, cocoa and copra.

The climate is tropical with average temperatures around 26C. Wet season is May to August and the dry season Jan. to April.

Cholera Information

StVincent&Grenadines is not listed as infected with cholera at present.

Malaria Information

Risk (CDC):
There is no risk of malaria.

Yellow Fever Information

Yellow Fever does not occur in this country.

Country Requirements (CDC):
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over 1 year of age coming from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.