Saint Kitts and Nevis
Position: Caribbean Sea
Position: Caribbean Sea
| International name: | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Local name: | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| AREA ................................................ | 261 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 38.836 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 148,8 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Basseterre |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | English |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 12702 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,57 (53th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Liamuiga 1156 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 19 September 1983 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .kn |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +1869 |
Insular country of Central America, in the Caribbean Sea, constituted by the island of Saint Kitts and by the island of Nevis, set not away from the island of Antigua and from the island of Montserrat.
The territory is mainly mountainous on both the islands, nevertheless the ground is very fertile and well cultivated and produces good quantities of sugar reed, cotton and tropical fruit.
The climate is type tropical, heat and dampness.
| Basseterre | 24/11/2024 | 02:27 | ( GMT-4 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook