government: parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

state of civil and political rights: Free

constitution: 22 February 1979; amended several times, last in 2008

legal system: English common law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration

legislative system: bicameral Houses of Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Assembly

judicial system: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states with 4 on Saint Lucia; Saint Lucia is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice; magistrate's court

religion: Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Evangelical 2.3% and Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none 5.9%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)

death row: 0

year of last executions: 0-0-0

death sentences: 0

executions: 0