Saint Lucia

One of the Windward Islands, Saint Lucia (named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse) had a turbulent colonial time. England and France each ruled seven times (!) before the British finally made the race until independence in 1979. Many places still have French names, which sound pretty good in English.
Banana was a major part of the economy in the past but recently tourism helped compensating the shrinking banana trade.
173’000 people
GDP/capita (nom/PPP) 7’700 / 12’900 USD