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| | St. Lucia - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA |
 | | Like the rest of the West Indies, St. Lucia is vulnerable to hurricanes, which hit the Caribbean in the late summer months. |
 | | It is estimated, however, that 90% of the population consists of descendants of slaves brought from Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
 | | The Central Library of St. Lucia with 106,000 volumes is located in Castries, and other, smaller public libraries are located in villages throughout the island. |
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