Facts On St Lucia. One of just two countries in the world to be named after a woman (ireland was named after the celtic goddess of fertility eire). The national anthem of saint lucia was written by charles jesse and is called “sons and daughters of saint lucia”.

According to the latest statistics in 2019, saint lucia has a population of 183,100. The largest city and also the capital of the country is castries, with about 35% of the population. Its nearest neighboring countries are martinique to the north, barbados to the southeast and saint vincent and the grenadines to the south.