Saint Kitts and Nevis BASIC INFOMATION
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| LOCAL TIME ZONE | TIMEZONE DIFFERENCE |
| UTC/GMT -4 HOURS |
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| 17°15'27"N / 62°42'23"W |
| ISO CODES |
| KN / KNA |
| CURRENCY |
| Dollar (XCD) |
| LANGUAGES |
| English (official) |
| ELECTRICITY |
 TYPE D OLD BRITISH PLUG TYPE G BRITISH 3-PIN |
| National flag |
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| CAPITAL |
| Basseterre |
| banks list |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis banks list |
| POPULATION |
| 51,134 |
| ACREAGE |
| 261 KM2 |
| GDP (USD) |
| 767,000,000 |
| TELEPHONES |
| 20,000 |
| MOBILE PHONES |
| 84,000 |
| INTERNET HOSTS |
| 54 |
| INTERNET USERS |
| 17,000 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis Introduction
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is located in the north of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago, to the northwest are the islands of Saba and Saint Eustatius in the Netherlands Antilles, and to the northeast It is the island of Barbuda and the island of Antigua to the southeast. It covers an area of 267 square kilometers and is composed of islands such as Saint Kitts, Nevis, and Sambrero. Among them, Saint Kitts is 174 square kilometers and Nevis is 93 square kilometers. It has a tropical rainforest climate. Country Profile Saint Kitts and Nevis, the full name of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, has a territorial area of 267 square kilometers. It is located in the northern part of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico and Between Trinidad and Tobago, Saba and Sint Eustatius in the Netherlands Antilles are in the northwest, Barbuda in the northeast, and Antigua in the southeast. It is composed of islands such as Saint Kitts, Nevis and Sambrero. The outline of a country is like a baseball bat and a baseball. It covers an area of 267 square kilometers, including 174 square kilometers in St. Kitts and 93 square kilometers in Nevis. It has a tropical rain forest climate. In 1493, Columbus arrived at St. Kitts and named the island. It was occupied by the British in 1623 and became its first colony in the West Indies. A year later, France occupied part of the island. Since then, Britain and France have been fighting for the island. In 1783, the "Treaty of Versailles" officially placed St. Kitts under the British. Nevis became a British colony in 1629. In 1958 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla joined the West Indies Federation as a political unit. In February 1967, it merged with Anguilla and became a British associated state, implementing internal autonomy, and the United Kingdom was responsible for diplomacy and defense. After Anguilla seceded from the Union. Independence was declared on September 19, 1983, and the country was named the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a member of the Commonwealth. Saint Kitts and Nevis has a population of 38763 (2003). Blacks account for 94%, and there are whites and mixed races. English is the official and lingua franca. Most residents believe in Christianity. Official Language is English. The sugar industry is the main pillar of the national economy. Agriculture is dominated by sugarcane, and other products include coconuts, fruits and vegetables. Most of the food is imported. In recent years, tourism, export processing and banking have also begun to develop, and tourism income has gradually become the country's main source of foreign exchange. There are two airports in the country, with 50 kilometers of railways and 320 kilometers of highways. |