Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | |
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Motto: "Country Above Self" | |
Anthem: "O Land of Beauty!" | |
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Capital and largest city | Basseterre 17°18′N 62°44′W / 17.300°N 62.733°W |
Official languages | English |
Vernacular language | Saint Kitts Creole |
Ethnic groups (2001) |
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Religion (2010)[1] |
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Demonym(s) | Kittitian or Nevisian |
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
Dame Marcella Liburd | |
Terrance Drew | |
Anthony Michael Perkins | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
27 February 1967 | |
• from the United Kingdom | 19 September 1983 |
Area | |
• Total | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) (187th) |
• Water (%) | Negligible |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 47,606[2][3] (213th) |
• 2011 census | 46,204 |
• Density | 164/km2 (424.8/sq mi) (64th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.758 billion |
• Per capita | $31,095[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.058 billion |
• Per capita | $18,714[4] |
HDI (2019) | ![]() high · 74th |
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1 869 |
ISO 3166 code | KN |
Internet TLD | .kn |
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The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (pronounced /seɪnt ˌkɪts ænd ˈniːvɪs/, also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis),[6] is a federal nation made up of two small islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere.
The capital city is Basseterre. It is on the main island of St Kitts, also called Saint Christopher. The island of Nevis has some rights of self-government and two seats in the federal parliament.
St Kitts and Nevis is about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago.
The headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is in St Kitts. That bank controls the East Caribbean dollar.