Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Kitts and Nevis were among the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans. Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean.

Main article: History of Saint Kitts and Nevis Battle of Saint Kitts, 1782, as described by an observer in a French engraving titled "Attaque de Brimstomhill". Five thousand years prior to European arrival, the island was settled by Native Americans.

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The language of Saint Kitts and Nevis is English.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a constitutional monarchy with one legislative house; its head of state is the British monarch, represented by the governor-general, and the head of government is the prime minister.

of Saint Kitts and Nevis, island nation (2005 est. pop. 39,000), 120 sq mi (311 sq km), West Indies, in the Leeward Islands.

Saint Kitts and Nevis were visited by Columbus in 1493, but European settlement did not begin until the British arrived on St. Kitts in 1623. French settlers came to the island two years later. Nevis was first settled by the British in 1628.

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The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is an island nation in the West Indies.

The country of Saint Kitts and Nevis consists of the two islands contained in its name, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The highest point, at 3,792 feet, is Mount Liamuiga.

Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis The islands are of volcanic origin, with large central peaks covered in tropical rainforest; the steeper slopes leading to these peaks are mostly uninhabited.

The islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis are two of the Caribbean's oldest colonised territories. Saint Kitts became the first British colony in the West Indies in 1624 and then became the first French colony in the Caribbean in 1625, when both nations decided to partition the island.

Saint Kitts and Nevis, along with Anguilla, became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. Anguillians rebelled, and their island was allowed to separate from the others in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983.

The islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis is divided into 14 parishes.

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The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis), located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population.

Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a full member of the Caricom. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a full member of the Caricom. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a full member of the OECS. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a full member of the OECS.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has one of the longest written histories in the Caribbean, both islands being amongst Europe's first colonies in the archipelago.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Population 40,131 (209 of 237) Saint Kitts and Nevis Area, Sq. Km.

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The Saint Kitts and Nevis country code 1869 is used for calling Saint Kitts and Nevis from another country. The Saint Kitts and Nevis dial code may also include area or city codes. The different Saint Kitts and Nevis calling codes are listed on this page.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy and federation, with a population of approximately 39,200. In national elections on January 25, Prime Minister Denzil Douglas's Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) won six seats in the 11-seat legislature.

conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Government type: parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Capital: name: Basseterre geographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 W time difference: UTC-4 (1

reside in Saint Kitts and Nevis); member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Political parties and leaders: Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM ; Nevis Reformation Party or NRP ; People's Action Movement or PAM ; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP

The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis is heavily dependent upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the traditional mainstay of the economy until the 1970s. Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after decades of losses of 3-4% of GDP annually.

Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. St. Kitts' economy is based largely on sugar cultivation and tourism, additionally St.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also called Saint Christopher and Nevis, The instrumental version of the national anthem of Saint Kitts and Nevis.Island country, Leeward Islands, in the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis consist of those two namesake islands. They were the oldest British colonies in the Caribbean. While they are independent now, they still retain some ties to Britain as a member of the Commonwealth.

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