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POPULATION
The population has been relatively constant for a number of years at approximately 150,000 people. The demographics show that there is a young reasonably well-educated work force. A number of primary and secondary schools exist across the country. The tertiary education includes an A' level college, a Teacher's Trining College, a Technical College, a Technical Teacher's Training Unit and a branch of the University of the West Indies.
INFRASTRUCTURE
| Airports |
International Airport in Vieux Fort
George F.L. Charles Airport in Vigie
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| Seaports |
Castries and Vieux Fort Harbours
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| Electricity |
220/240 volts, single phase and 416 volts three phase, at a frequency of 50 hertz.
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| Telecommunications |
Cable & Wireless is the main service provider. The system is an all-digital system with International Direct Dialling and ISDN service. All services such as Internet, fax, telegram and leased data lines to T1 capacity and beyond are available.
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| Air Carriers |
Air Carriers American Eagle, Air Canada, British Airways, BWIA, Air Jamaica, Virgin Atlantic, Air LibertE, Air Martinique, Liat, EC Express.
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Banks |
Banks Barclays Bank PLC, CIBC (Caribbean) Ltd, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, The Caribbean Banking Corporation, The National Commercial Bank, St. Lucia Cooperative Bank. |
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