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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Background :

Carib Indians occupied the islands for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. The islands became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. 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. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts. 

Location :

Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

17 20 N, 62 45 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -62.87
North 17.42
East -62.54
South 17.10

Area :

total 261 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

135.00 km

Climate :

tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) 

Terrain :

volcanic with mountainous interiors 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 156 metres

Land use :

arable land 19.44 %
permanent crops 2.78 %
other 77.78 %

Natural hazards :

hurricanes

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Whaling

Population :

40 131 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.85 %
Birth rate 17.67 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.26 children born/woman
Death rate 8.05 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 26.30 %
15-64 years 65.90 %
65 years and over 7.90 %

Median age :

total 28.60 years
male 27.90 years
female 29.30 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.00 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.72 male(s)/female
total population 0.99 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 13.94 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 73.20 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 70.33 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 76.25 years

Religions :

Anglican  
other Protestant  

Languages :

English  

Literacy :

total population 97.80 %

Country name :

conventional long form Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
conventional short form Saint Kitts and Nevis
former Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 KN
ISO Numeric 659
ISO3 KNA
FIPS SC
ccTLD kn
English Saint Kitts and Nevis

Administrative divisions :

14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point 

Capital :

name Basseterre
geographic coordinates 17 18 N, 62 43 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

ACP AOSIS
C CDB
Caricom FAO
G-77 IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC ITU
Interpol MIGA
NAM OAS
OECS OPANAL
OPCW PetroCaribe
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UPU WFTU
WHO WIPO
WTO

Independence :

1983-09-19 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1983-09-19

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS Queen ELIZABETH II

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 753 200 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 547 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -2.00 %
PPP - per capita 18 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 3.50 %
industry 25.80 %
services 70.70 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 18 170 people
Unemployment rate 4.50 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.50 %
Current account balance - 163 000 000 $
Debt external 314 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 439 700 000 $
Public debt 185.00 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 89 700 000 $
expenditures 128 199 999 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas fish
rice sugarcane
vegetables yams

Industries :

beverages clothing
copra cotton
footwear salt
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 130 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 120 900 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 1 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 1 225 bbl/day

Value :

84 000 000 $

Commodities :

beverages electronics
food machinery
tobacco

Value :

383 000 000 $

Commodities :

food fuels
machinery manufactures

Currency-name :

East Caribbean dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 20 400
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 80 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 3
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) kn
Internet Hosts 53
Internet Users 16 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2
Roadways - total 383 km
Roadways - paved 163 km
Roadways - unpaved 220 km
Railways 50 km

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