Attribute |
Saint Lucia × | Eritrea × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 616 | 117,600 |
Continent | North America | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 606 | 101,000 |
Water area (km²) | 10 | 16,600 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 1,840 |
Border countries | - | |
Coastline (km) | 158 | 2,234 |
Mean elevation (m) | - | 853 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | -75 |
Highest point (m) | 948 | 3,018 |
People | | |
Population | 166,487 | 6,081,196 |
Official languages | | |
1↑Religion | Roman Catholic | Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Government | | |
Long country name | - | State of Eritrea |
Short country name | Saint Lucia | Eritrea |
Long local name | - | Hagere Ertra |
Short local name | - | Ertra |
Former name | - | - Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
|
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Presidential republic |
Capital | Castries | Asmara |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 2,542,000,000 | 9,402,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,686,000,000 | 5,813,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3 | 5 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 14,400 | 1,600 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 19.4 | 5.5 |
Labor force | 79,700 | 2,710,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 20 | 5.8 |
Population below poverty line (%) | - | 50 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 398,200,000 | 2,029,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 392,800,000 | 2,601,000,000 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.6 | 34.9 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 0.3 | -9.8 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 70.7 | 131.2 |
Inflation rate (%) | 0.1 | 9 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 6.5 | - |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 8.34 | - |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 3,084,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 334,200,000 | 3,084,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,267,000,000 | 5,787,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | 21,000,000 | -137,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 185,100,000 | 624,300,000 |
Imports (USD) | 600,000,000 | 1,127,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 321,800,000 | 236,700,000 |
External debt (USD) | 570,600,000 | 792,700,000 |
National currency | East Caribbean dollars | nakfa |
National currency (code) | XCD | ERN |
National currency (symbol) | $ | - |
National currency rate to USD | 2.7 | 15.38 |