Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Basseterre
geographic coordinates: 17 18 N, 62 43 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Internet country code | .kn |
| Ports and terminals | Basseterre, Charlestown |
| Agriculture products | sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish |
| Industries | sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages |
| Geography |
| Location | Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coordinates | 17 20 N, 62 45 W |
| Continent | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area |
total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 135 km |
| Climate | tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
| Terrain | volcanic with mountainous interiors |
| Natural resources | arable land |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to October) |
| People |
| Population | 39,129 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese |
| Religions | Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| Languages | English |
