GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. The official language is English. Saint Lucian French Creole (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population. This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The official language in St Lucia is English. However, Patois (also refered to as Creole) is also widely spoken. Creole is based on French, and many of the words are similar, if not the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saint Lucia and Colonialism In 1651, a member of the French West India Company purchased the land from the Caribs to make it a French colony, and the English immediately sent 1, 000 men to take back the island. This fighting continued until 1814, when the French ceded Saint Lucia to the English.

Detailed explanation-4: -Castries, capital and chief city of Saint Lucia island state, in the eastern Caribbean Sea 40 miles (65 km) south of Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Detailed explanation-5: -Saint Lucia has a population of 172, 000 inhabitants. Capital and largest city is Castries, a popular cruise port and the commercial center of the island. Spoken languages are English (official) and French Creole.