Saint Kitts and Nevis'''The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis''' is an island nation in the Caribbean. {| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+<big><big>'''Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis'''</big></big> |- | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | align="center" width="140px" | Image:St kitts and nevis flag large.png|125px|Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="135px" | Image:skitts22.PNG|Saint Kitts and Nevis: Coat of Arms |- | align="center" width="140px" | (Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis|In Detail) |} |- | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | ''National motto: Country Above Self'' |- | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | Image:LocationSaintKittsAndNevis.png |- | '''Official language''' | English language|English |- | '''Capital''' | Basseterre |- | '''Queen''' | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II |- | '''Governor General''' | Sir Cuthbert Sebastian |- | '''Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Prime Minister''' | Dr. Denzil Douglas |- | '''Area'''  - Total  - % water | List of countries by area|Ranked 186th 261 km² Negligible |- | '''Population'''  - Total  - Population density|Density | List of countries by population|Ranked 186th 38,819 (As of 2000|July 2000) 149/km² |- | '''Independence'''  - Date | From the United Kingdom September 19, 1983 |- | '''Currency''' | East Caribbean dollar (EC$) |- | '''Time zone''' | Coordinated Universal Time|UTC -4 |- | '''National anthem''' | ''O Land of Beauty!'' |- | '''Top-level domain|Internet TLD''' | .kn |- | '''List of country calling codes|Calling Code''' | 1-869 |} ==History== ''Main article: History of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' Originally colony|colonies of the United Kingdom, '''Saint Kitts and Nevis''' along with Anguilla, became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In August 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from St. Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. In late September 1998, Hurricane Georges caused approximately $445 million in damages and limited Gross domestic product|GDP growth for the year. Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, was born on Nevis and spent his childhood there and on the island of St. Croix. ==Politics== ''Main article: Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' The country is an independent Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented in St. Kitts and Nevis by a governor general, who acts on the advice of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Prime Minister and the cabinet. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party of the house, and the cabinet conducts affairs of state. St. Kitts and Nevis has a unicameral legislature, known as the Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly|National Assembly. It is comprised of fourteen members - eleven elected representatives - three of whom are from the island of Nevis - and three members who are appointed by the Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Governor-General. The three appointed members are known as Senators, with two being appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one on the advice of the leader of the opposition. Though they are referred to as Senators, they do not form a separate house of parliament, as in some other countries. Both representatives and senators serve five-year terms. The prime minister and the cabinet are responsible to the Parliament. Saint Kitts and Nevis are a full & participating member of the Caribbean_Community|Caribbean Community (CARICOM). ==Parishes== There are fourteen parishes: * Christ Church Nichola Town * Saint Anne Sandy Point * Saint George Basseterre * Saint George Gingerland * Saint James Windward * Saint John Capisterre * Saint John Figtree * Saint Mary Cayon * Saint Paul Capisterre * Saint Paul Charlestown * Saint Peter Basseterre * Saint Thomas Lowland * Saint Thomas Middle Island * Trinity Palmetto Point ==Geography== Image:Sc-map.png|thumb|Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis ''Main article: Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' The country has two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, which tops at 1 156 m. *List of cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis ==Economy== ''Main article: Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' Saint Kitts and Nevis was the last sugar monoculture in the Eastern Caribbean. Faced with a sugar industry that was finding it increasingly difficult to earn a profit, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis embarked on a program to diversify the agriculture|agricultural sector and stimulate the development of other sectors of the economy. ==Demographics== ''Main article: Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' As of 2000|As of July 2000, there were 38 819 inhabitants; their average life expectancy was 70.73 years. Emigration has historically been very high, and the population is about 25% lower than at its peak of about 51,100 in 1960. ==Culture== ''Main article: Culture of Saint Kitts and Nevis'' *Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis ==Miscellaneous topics== * Communications in Saint Kitts and Nevis * Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis * Military of Saint Kitts and Nevis * Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis {{West_Indies}} {{Caricom}} Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis| Category:CARICOM_member_states Category:Caribbean countries Category:Monarchies de:St. Kitts und Nevis es:San Cristóbal y Nieves eo:Sent-Kristofo kaj Neviso fr:Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès hr:Sveti Kristofor i Nevis it:Saint Kitts e Nevis he:סנט קיטס ונוויס io:St Kitts-Nevis lt:Sent Kitsas ir Nevis nl:Saint Kitts en Nevis nds:St. Kitts und Nevis ja:セントクリストファー・ネイビス no:Saint Kitts og Nevis pl:Saint Kitts i Nevis pt:Saint Kitts e Nevis sa:सेंट किट् sk:Svätý Krištof a Nevis sl:Saint Kitts in Nevis fi:Saint Kitts ja Nevis sv:Saint Christopher och Nevis uk:Сент-Кітс и Невіс zh:聖克里斯多福與尼維斯 zh-min-nan:Sèng Kitts kap Nevis First page | Prev | Next | Last page |

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