Home Home  Article Index Article Index  
GuruPedia  

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
   
(In Detail)
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 kmē
Negligible
Population


 - Total


 - Density
Ranked 186th


38,819 (July 2000)


149/kmē
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 1-869
Table of contents

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

 


Popular Topics

This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.  For the live article, click here.

Privacy