Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 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

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

Table of contents

1 History 2 Politics 3 Parishes 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics

History

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

Parishes

Geography

The country has two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

• List of cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Demographics

Culture

• Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis

• 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