Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| National motto: Country Above Self | ||||
| Official language | English | |||
| Capital | Basseterre | |||
| Queen | Elizabeth II | |||
| Governor General | Dr. Sir Cuthbert Sebastian | |||
| Prime Minister | Dr. Denzil Douglas | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 186th 261 km² Negligible | |||
| Population
- Total - Density | Ranked 186th
38,819 (July 2000) 149/km² | |||
| Independence
- Date | From the United Kingdom
September 19, 1983 | |||
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (EC$) | |||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |||
| National anthem | Oh Land of Beauty | |||
| Internet TLD | .KN | |||
| Calling Code | 869 | |||
| Table of contents |
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2 Politics 3 Parishes 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics |
History
Main article: History of Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 GDP growth for the year.
Politics
Main article: Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Parishes
Main article: Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Geography
Main article: Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis The country has two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Economy
Main article: Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Culture
Main article: Demographics 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
| Commonwealth of Nations |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belize | Botswana | Brunei | Cameroon | Canada | Cyprus | Dominica | Fiji | The Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Kenya | Kiribati | Lesotho | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nauru | New Zealand | Nigeria | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Swaziland | Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Zambia |
| Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | The Bahamas1 | Barbados | Belize | Dominica | Grenada | Guyana | Haiti | Jamaica | Montserrat | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Associate members |
| British Virgin Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Observer status |
| Anguilla | Aruba | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Venezuela |
| [1] a member of the community but not the common market |
| Organization of American States (OAS) | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Kitts and Nevis | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | Uruguay | Venezuela |