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St Lucia
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One of the Windward Islands in the Caribbean and a member of the *Commonwealth since 1979. Visited by *Columbus in 1502, it was constantly fought over by the British and French during the 17–18C until being ceded to the British in 1814 by the treaty of *Paris. It became independent in 1979.
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