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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Country Above Self"
Anthem: "O Land of Beauty!"

Location of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Location of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital
and largest city
Basseterre
17°18′N 62°44′W / 17.300°N 62.733°W / 17.300; -62.733
Official languages English
Ethnic groups (2000)
  • 90.4% Black
  • 5.0% Mulatto
  • 3.0% East Indian
  • 1.0% White
  • 0.6% others
Demonym Kittitian or Nevisian
Government Federal parliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton
Timothy Harris
Legislature National Assembly
Independence
27 February 1967
• from the United Kingdom
19 September 1983
Area
• Total
261 km2 (101 sq mi) (207th)
• Water (%)
Negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate
54,961 (209th)
• 2001 census
46,325
• Density
164/km2 (424.8/sq mi) (64th)
GDP (PPP) 206 estimate
• Total
$1.458 billion
• Per capita
$25,913
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$945 million
• Per capita
$16,793
HDI (2014) Increase 0.752
high · 77th
Currency East Caribbean dollar (ECD)
Time zone (UTC-4)
Drives on the left
Calling code +1 869
ISO 3166 code KN
Internet TLD .kn
  1. Or "Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis".

Coordinates: 17°20′N 62°45′W / 17.333°N 62.750°W / 17.333; -62.750

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Listeni/snt ˌkɪts ænd ˈnvɪs/), also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis and Federación de San Cristóbal y Nieves (in Spanish), is a two-island country in the West Indies. Located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas and Western Hemisphere, in both area and population. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as head of state.


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