Attribute |
Saint Lucia × | Vanuatu × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 616 | 12,189 |
Continent | North America | Australia |
Land area (km²) | 606 | 12,189 |
Water area (km²) | 10 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
Coastline (km) | 158 | 2,528 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 948 | 1,877 |
People | | |
Population | 166,487 | 298,333 |
Official languages | | - creole)
- local languages (more than
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Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
Government | | |
Long country name | - | Republic of Vanuatu |
Short country name | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu |
Long local name | - | Ripablik blong Vanuatu |
Short local name | - | Vanuatu |
Former name | - | |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary republic |
Capital | Castries | Port-Vila |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 2,542,000,000 | 772,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,686,000,000 | 870,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3 | 4.2 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 14,400 | 2,700 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 19.4 | - |
Labor force | 79,700 | 115,900 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 20 | 1.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 398,200,000 | 236,700,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 392,800,000 | 244,100,000 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.6 | 27.2 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 0.3 | -0.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 70.7 | 48.4 |
Inflation rate (%) | 0.1 | 3.1 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 6.5 | 20 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.34 | 3.2 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 424,700,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 424,700,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,267,000,000 | 494,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | 21,000,000 | -13,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 185,100,000 | 44,700,000 |
Imports (USD) | 600,000,000 | 273,700,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 321,800,000 | 395,100,000 |
External debt (USD) | 570,600,000 | 200,500,000 |
National currency | East Caribbean dollars | vatu |
National currency (code) | XCD | VUV |
National currency (symbol) | $ | VT |
National currency rate to USD | 2.7 | 109.7 |