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Saint Kitts
Formerly Liamuiga

Map showing Saint Kitts and Nevis

Geography
Location Caribbean Sea
Coordinates 17°15′N 62°40′W
Archipelago Leeward Islands
Total islands 1
Major islands 1
Area 174 km2 (67 sq mi)
Length 29 km (18 mi)
Width 8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation 1,156 m (3,793 ft)
Highest point Mount Liamuiga
Administration
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 divisions of St.Kitts
 Largest
Basseterre (pop. 15,500)
settlement
Demographics
Population 34,983[1] (2011)
Pop. density 208.33 /km2 (539.57 /sq mi)
African descent, South Asian,
Ethnic groups
British, Portuguese, Lebanese[2]

Saint Kitts, also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West
Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the
Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow 3-
kilometre (2 mi) channel known as "The Narrows".

Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s.
[3][4]
Along with the island nation of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies
until gaining independence on September 19, 1983.[5]

The island is one of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is situated about 2,100 km
(1,300 mi) southeast of Miami, Florida. The land area of St. Kitts is about 168 km2 (65 sq mi),
being approximately 29 km (18 mi) long and on average about 8 km (5.0 mi) across.

Saint Kitts has a population of around 40,000, the majority of whom are of African descent.
The primary language is English, with a literacy rate of approximately 98%.[6] Residents call
themselves Kittitians.

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest fortress
ever built in the Eastern Caribbean. The island of Saint Kitts is home to the Warner Park
Cricket Stadium, which was used to host 2007 Cricket World Cup matches. This made St.
Kitts and Nevis the smallest nation to ever host a World Cup event. Saint Kitts is also home to
several institutions of higher education, including Ross University School of Veterinary
Medicine, Windsor University School of Medicine, and the University of Medicine and
Health Sciences.

Contents
 1 Geography
o 1.1 Geology
 2 History
o 2.1 Slavery
 3 Government
 4 Economy
 5 Transportation
 6 Notable residents
 7 Gallery
 8 See also
 9 References
  10 External links

Geography
See also: Saint Kitts and Nevis § Climate

The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of Basseterre on
Saint Kitts. There is a modern facility for handling large cruise ships there. A ring road goes
around the perimeter of the island with smaller roads branching off it; the interior of the island
is too steep for habitation.

Saint Kitts is 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Sint Eustatius to the north and 3 km (1.9 mi) from
Nevis to the south. St. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or
Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range.
The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano 1,156 m
high.

Geology

The youngest volcanic center is Mt. Liamuiga, 5 km in diameter and rising to an elevation of
1155 m. Its last eruption was 1620 years ago, corresponding with the Steel Dust series of
pyroclastic deposits on the western flank. The Mansion Series of pyroclastic deposits and
andesite with basalt layers occur on the northern flank, along with mudflows. This volcano
has a crater 900 m wide and 244 m deep, plus two distinct parasitic domes consisting
primarily of andesite, Brimstone Hill and Sandy Point Hill which is coalesced with Farm Flat.
Brimstone Hill is noted for having limestone on its flanks, which was dragged upward with
the formation of the dome 44,400 years ago. Mt. Liamuiga partially overlays the Middle
Range to the southeast. This Middle Range is another stratovolcano 976 m in height with a
small summit crater containing a lake. Next in line is the 900 m South East Range, 1 Myr in
age, consisting of four peaks. Ottley's dome and Monkey Hill dome are on the flanks, while
the older volcanoes represented by Canada Hills, and Conaree Hills lie past the airport and
Bassaterre on the southeast flank. The Salt Dome Peninsula contains the oldest volcanic
deposits, 2.3-2.77 Myr in age, consisting of at least nine Pelean domes rising up to 319 m in
height, which includes Williams Hill and St. Anthony's Peaks.[7][8][9][10]

History
French and English partitions of west St. Kitts. Note the location of Fort Charles and the
sulfur mine further to the west.

French and English partitions of east St. Kitts. Note the location of Fort Basseterre.

Siege of Brimstone Hill, 1782, as described by an observer in a French engraving titled

"Attaque de Brimstomhill".
Main article: History of Saint Kitts and Nevis

During the last Ice Age, the sea level was up to 300 feet (91 m) lower and St. Kitts and Nevis
were one island along with Saba and Sint Eustatius (also known as Statia).[11]

St. Kitts was originally settled by pre-agricultural, pre-ceramic "Archaic people", who
migrated south down the archipelago from Florida. In a few hundred years they disappeared,
to be replaced by the ceramic-using and agriculturalist Saladoid people around 100 BC, who
migrated to St. Kitts north up the archipelago from the banks of the Orinoco River in
Venezuela. Around 800 AD, they were replaced by the Igneri people, members of the Arawak
group.

Around 1300, the Kalinago, or Carib people arrived on the islands. These agriculturalists
quickly dispersed the Igneri, and forced them northwards to the Greater Antilles. They named
Saint Kitts "Liamuiga" meaning "fertile island", and would likely have expanded further north
if not for the arrival of Europeans.

A Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus arrived and claimed the island for Spain in
1493.
The first English colony was established in 1623, followed by a French colony in 1625. The
English and French briefly united to massacre the local Kalinago,[12] and then partitioned the
island, with the English colonists in the middle and the French on either end. In 1629, a
Spanish force sent to clear the islands of foreign settlement seized St. Kitts. The English
settlement was rebuilt following the 1630 peace between England and Spain.

The island alternated repeatedly between English (then British) and French control during the
17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due
to treaties or military action. Parts of the island were heavily fortified, as exemplified by the
UNESCO World Heritage Site at Brimstone Hill and the now-crumbling Fort Charles.

Since 1783, St. Kitts has been affiliated with the Kingdom of Great Britain, which became the
United Kingdom.

Slavery

The island originally produced tobacco; but it changed to sugar cane in 1640, due to stiff
competition from the colony of Virginia. The labour-intensive cultivation of sugar cane was
the reason for the large-scale importation of African slaves. The importation began almost
immediately upon the arrival of Europeans to the region.

The purchasing of enslaved Africans was outlawed in the British Empire by an Act of
Parliament in 1807. Slavery was abolished by an Act of Parliament which became law on 1
August 1834. This emancipation was followed by four years of apprenticeship, put in place to
protect the planters from losing their labour force.

August the 1st is now celebrated as a public holiday and is called Emancipation Day. In 1883,
St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla were all linked under one presidency, located on St. Kitts, to the
dismay of the Nevisians and Anguillans. Anguilla eventually separated out of this
arrangement, in 1971, after an armed raid on St. Kitts.[13]

Sugar production continued to dominate the local economy until 2005, when, after 365 years
of having a mono-culture, the government closed the sugar industry. This was due to huge
losses and European Union plans to greatly cut sugar prices.

Government
Main article: Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis

For purposes of governing, the island is divided into nine parishes:

 Christ Church Nichola Town

 Saint Anne Sandy Point
 Saint George Basseterre
 Saint John Capisterre
 Saint Mary Cayon
 Saint Paul Capisterre
 Saint Peter Basseterre
 Saint Thomas Middle Island
  Trinity Palmetto Point

Economy
St. Kitts & Nevis uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar, which maintains a fixed exchange rate of
2.7-to-one with the United States dollar.[14] The US dollar is almost as widely accepted as the
Eastern Caribbean dollar.[15]

For hundreds of years, St. Kitts operated as a sugar monoculture, but due to decreasing
profitability, the government closed the industry in 2005. Tourism is a major and growing
source of income to the island, although the number and density of resorts is less than on
many other Caribbean islands. Transportation, non-sugar agriculture, manufacturing and
construction are the other growing sectors of the economy.[16]

St. Kitts is dependent on tourism to drive its economy. Tourism has been increasing since
1978. In 2009, there were 587,479 arrivals to Saint Kitts compared to 379,473 in 2007, which
represents an increase of just under 40% growth in a two-year period. As tourism grows, the
demand for vacation property increases in conjunction.

St. Kitts & Nevis also acquires foreign direct investment from their unique citizenship by
investment program, outlined in their Citizenship Act of 1984.[17] Interested parties can
acquire citizenship if they pass the government's strict background checks and make an
investment into an approved real estate development. Purchasers who pass government due
diligence and make a minimum investment of US$400,000, into qualifying government
approved real estate, are entitled to apply for citizenship of the Federation of St. Kitts and
Nevis. Many projects are approved under the citizenship by investment program, and the main
qualifying projects of interest can be found within the Henley Estates market overview .[18]

The country hosts an annual St. Kitts Music Festival.

Transportation
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport serves St. Kitts. British Airways (BA) flies in twice
a week from London and daily connections from Charlotte, Miami and New York are
available.

The Basseterre Ferry Terminal facilitates travel between St. Kitts and sister island Nevis.

The narrow-gauge (30 inches[19]) St Kitts Scenic Railway circles the island and offers
passenger service from its headquarters near the airport, although the service is geared more
for tourists than as day-to-day transportation for residents. Built between 1912 and 1926 to
haul sugar cane from farms to the sugar factory in Basseterre, since 2003 the railway has
offered a 3.5 hour, 30-mile circle tour of the island on specially designed double-decker open-
air coaches, with 12 miles of the trip being by bus.[20]

Notable residents
Saint Kitts is or was the residence of:
  Joan Armatrading, a British singer-songwriter.
 George Astaphan, born in St. Kitts, was a physician who gave steroids to the sprinter
Ben Johnson.
 Imruh Bakari, born in St. Kitts, film maker and writer.
 Hutchens C. Bishop, pre-civil rights era clergyman who led the 1917 Negro Silent
Protest Parade in New York.[21]
 Robert Bradshaw, first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
 Burt Caesar, born in St. Kitts, actor, broadcaster and director.
 Pogus Caesar is a British artist, television producer and director.
 Linda Carty is a woman possessing both United States and British citizenship who is
on death row in Texas.
 Kim Collins is a former world champion sprinter (2003).
 Felix Dexter was an actor, comedian, and writer.
 Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram
 Bertil Fox was born in St. Kitts, became a professional bodybuilder and was convicted
of murder.[22][23][24][25]
 James Grainger, doctor and planter, who published the georgic poem The Sugar Cane
in 1764 and also wrote about diseases among the slaves.
 Keith Gumbs is an International football player who currently plays as a striker for the
Liga Indonesia side Sriwijaya FC.
 Sir James Harford was Administrator of Saint Christopher from 1940 to 1946.
 Atiba Harris is a Kittitian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major
League Soccer.[26]
 Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter specialising in the 200 metres event.
 Konris Maynard is a Calypso musician and politician.
 Major-General Sir Robert Nickle was governor of Saint Christopher from 1830.
 Caryl Phillips, born in St. Kitts, novelist playwright and essayist.
 Tiandra Ponteen is a female sprinter specialising in the 200 metres and the 400 metres.
 Marcus Rashford, professional footballer for Manchester United and England. Born in
Manchester of Kittian descent.
 Lord Hercules George Robert Robinson was governor of Saint Christopher from 1855
to 1859.
 Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of St Kitts-Nevis from 1 January 1996 to 31
December 2012, his retirement.
 Joseph Matthew Sebastian was a Caribbean trade union leader and politician.
 Julius Soubise was a freed Afro-Caribbean slave who became a well-known fop in the
UK during the 1760s and 1770s.
 Neil Strauss is an American author and journalist.
 Roger Ver businessman who renounced his U.S. citizenship.
 Desai Williams is a former sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 1984 Olympics.

Gallery

View from Sir Timothy's Hill



Southeast Peninsula (Saint Kitts). The island on the left is Nevis.

St. Kitts at dawn as seen from a ship entering the port of Basseterre

Downtown Basseterre

Diver and fish, MV River Taw wreck

Brimstone Hill Fortress

Ruins at Brimstone Hill

 

Battle of St. Kitts in January 1782

Flying towards the north end of the island, looking down part of the west or Caribbean
coast

See also
 Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands
 Culture of St. Kitts and Nevis
 List of people on stamps of Saint Kitts
 Map of Saint Kitts
 Nevis, St. Kitts' sister island

References
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2. Ben Cahoon (2000). "Saint Kitts and Nevis". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 17
July 2010.
3. "A Historical Geography of the British Colonies: The West Indies". Retrieved
2017-07-30.
4. "St Kitts: the Gibraltar of the West Indies". Telegraph.co.uk Newspaper (UK).
Retrieved 30 July 2017.
5. "Caribbean's St. Kitts gets independence, new name". Retrieved 2017-07-30.
6. "Saint Kitts and Nevis | CIA World Factbook". www.ciaworldfactbook.us.
Retrieved 2017-02-25.
7. "St. Kitts - Geology". University of West Indies Seismic Research Centre.
8. "St. Kitts Geology". Caribbean Volcanoes.
9. "Volcanic Hazard Assessment for St. Kitts". Volcanic Hazard Assessment for
St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles.
10. Wetsermann, J.H.; Kiel, H. (1961). The Geology of Saba and St. Eustatius.
Utrecht: Kemink & Zn. pp. 158–161.
11. Hubbard, Vincent (2002). A History of St. Kitts. Macmillan Caribbean. p. 1.
ISBN 9780333747605.
12. "Top 10 attractions in St Kitts". The Guardian. October 1, 2013.
13. "Introduction ::Anguilla".
14. "USD/XCD Chart". XE.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
 15. St Kitts Tourism Authority Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD$). U.S. bills are
accepted by most stores and businesses and change is given in E.C. currency. U.S.
coins are not accepted.
16. [1][permanent dead link]
17. "Citizenship-by-Investment Introduction". Elevay Global. Retrieved 2014-11-
02.
18. "Citizenship-by-Investment Download". Henley Estates. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
[permanent dead link]

19. Schwartzman, M. T. "St. Kitts Railway: One Sweet Ride," Cruise Travel,
December 2005, accessed 15 December 2012.
20. St. Kitts Scenic Railway, official site, accessed 15 December 2012.
21. Milward, Jessica. "Finding Charity's Folks". Google Books. Retrieved 31 July
2017.
22. "A letter from Bertil: Bertil Fox is serving a life sentence for double murder on
the island of St. Kitts. In this FLEX exclusive, he gives his version of what happened
on that fateful day in 1997". Flex. 2005.[permanent dead link]
23. "The Muscle Murders". CNN. 18 May 1998.
24. "BERTIL FOX: STARS OF BODYBUILDING | MRO Fansite | History of Mr.
and Masters Olympia | The Best Bodybuilders, Muscle Gallery, Bodybuilder, photos,
links, pics, videos, biography, news, interview". Schwarzenegger.it. Retrieved 2013-
11-26.
25. [2] Archived 26 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
26. [3]Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Saint Kitts.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Kitts.

 Official Government of Saint Kitts & Nevis website
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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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For the islands of the sovereign state, see Saint Kitts and Nevis. For other uses, see Kitts
(disambiguation) and Nevis (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 17°20′N 62°45′W

Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Flag

Coat of arms

Motto: "Country Above Self"

Anthem: "O Land of Beauty!"

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Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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 Capital Basseterre
and largest city 17°18′N 62°44′W
Official languages English
Vernacular language Saint Kitts Creole
 92.5% African
 3% Multiracial
 2.1% European
Ethnic groups
 1.5% Indian
(2001)[1]
 0.6% Other

 0.3% Unspecified
Demonym(s) Kittitian or Nevisian
Federal parliamentary
Government
constitutional monarchy

• Monarch Elizabeth II
• Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton
• Prime Minister Timothy Harris
Legislature National Assembly
Independence

• Associated State 27 February 1967

• from the United Kingdom 19 September 1983
Area
• Total 261 km2 (101 sq mi) (188th)
• Water (%) Negligible
Population
• 2016 estimate 54,821[2] (209th)
• 2011 census 46,204
• Density 164/km2 (424.8/sq mi) (64th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total $1.458 billion[3]
• Per capita $25,913[3]
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total $945 million[3]
• Per capita $16,793[3]
HDI (2017) 0.778[4]
 high · 72nd
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone UTC-4
Driving side left
Calling code +1 869
ISO 3166 code KN
Internet TLD .kn
a. Or "Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis".

Saint Kitts and Nevis (/kɪtsˈniːvɪs/ ( listen)), also known as the Federation of Saint
Christopher and Nevis,[5] is an island country in the West Indies. Located in the Leeward
Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western
Hemisphere, in both area and population. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with
Elizabeth II as queen and head of state.

The capital city is Basseterre on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller island of Nevis
lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Saint Kitts across a shallow channel called "The
Narrows".

The British dependency of Anguilla was historically also a part of this union, which was then
known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. To the north-northwest lie the
islands of Sint Eustatius, and Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten and
Anguilla. To the east and northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the southeast is the small
uninhabited island of Redonda, and the island of Montserrat, which currently has an active
volcano (see Soufrière Hills).

Saint Kitts and Nevis were among the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by
Europeans. Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean, and
thus has also been titled "The Mother Colony of the West Indies".

Contents
 1 Etymology
 2 History
 3 Politics
o 3.1 Foreign relations
 3.1.1 Organisation of American States (OAS)
 3.1.1.1 Indigenous Leaders Summits of Americas (ILSA)
o 3.2 Agreements which impact on financial relationships
 3.2.1 Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994
 3.2.2 FATCA
o 3.3 Military
o 3.4 Administrative divisions
 4 Geography
o 4.1 Fauna
o 4.2 Climate
 5 Demographics
 5.1 Population
o
5.2 Religion
o
 6 Culture
o 6.1 Sports
 7 Economy
o 7.1 Transport
o 7.2 Economic citizenship by investment
 8 Education
 9 See also
 10 References
 11 Sources
 12 External links

Etymology
Saint Kitts was named "Liamuiga", which roughly translates as "fertile land", by the Kalinago
who originally inhabited the island. The name is preserved via St. Kitts's western peak, Mount
Liamuiga. Nevis's pre-Columbian name was "Oualie", meaning "land of beautiful waters".
[citation needed]

Christopher Columbus upon sighting what is now Nevis in 1493 gave that island the name
San Martín. The current name "Nevis" is derived from a Spanish name Nuestra Señora de las
Nieves. This Spanish name means Our Lady of the Snows. It is not known who chose this
name for the island, but it is a reference to the story of a fourth-century Catholic miracle: a
summertime snowfall on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. Perhaps the white clouds which usually
wreathe the top of Nevis Peak reminded someone of the story of a miraculous snowfall in a
hot climate. The island of Nevis upon first British settlement was referred to as "Dulcina", a
name meaning "sweet one" in Spanish. Eventually the original Spanish name was restored
and used in the shortened form, "Nevis".[citation needed]

There is some disagreement over the name which Christopher Columbus gave to St. Kitts. For
many years it was thought that he named the island San Cristóbal, after Saint Christopher, his
patron saint and the patron hallow of travellers. New studies suggest that Columbus named
the island Sant Yago (Saint James). The name "San Cristóbal" was given by Columbus to the
island now known as Saba, 20 mi northwest. It seems that "San Cristóbal" came to be applied
to the island of St. Kitts only as the result of a mapping error.[citation needed]

No matter the origin of the name, the island was well documented as "San Cristóbal" by the
17th century. The first English colonists kept the English translation of this name, and dubbed
it "St. Christopher's Island". In the 17th century, a common nickname for Christopher was Kit,
or Kitt. This is why the island was often informally referred to as "Saint Kitt's Island", further
shortened to "Saint Kitts".[citation needed]

Today the Constitution refers to the state as both "Saint Kitts and Nevis" and "Saint
Christopher and Nevis", but the former is the one most commonly used.[citation needed]

History
Main articles: History of Saint Kitts and Nevis, British Leeward Islands, Saint Christopher-
Nevis-Anguilla, and West Indies Federation
See also: British West Indies and French settlement in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Spanish capture of Saint Kitts in 1629 by Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva
de Valdueza

The name of the first inhabitants, pre-Arawakan peoples who settled the islands perhaps as
early as 3000 years ago, is not known. They were followed by the Arawak peoples, or Taíno
about 1000 BC.

Peak native populations occurred between 500 and 600 AD. The warlike Island Caribs
invaded about 800 AD. They had expanded north of St. Kitts by the time of the Spanish
conquest.[6]

In 1623, the island was settled by the English, soon followed by the French; both agreeing to
partition the island. The Spanish were superior to the Kalinagos in terms of warfare,[7] and the
French and English were even more "economically aggressive and militarily determined" than
the Spanish.[8]

The French and English, intent on self-enrichment through exploitation of the island's natural
resources,[9] understood from the start that their establishment of settlements in St. Kitts would
be met with resistance, and such resistance was waged by the Kalinago throughout the first
three years of the settlements' existence.[10] Throughout the process of establishing settlements
on St. Kitts, as elsewhere in the Caribbean, the French and the English, like their
predecessors, were intent on enslaving, expelling or exterminating the Kalinagos, since the
latter's retention of land threatened the profitability of the European-controlled plantation
economy.[11] To facilitate this objective, an ideological campaign was waged by colonial
chroniclers, dating back to the Spanish, as they produced literature which systematically
denied Kalinago humanity (a literary tradition carried through the late-seventeenth century by
such authors as Jean-Baptiste du Tertre and Pere Labat).[11]

In 1626, the Anglo-French settlers joined forces to massacre the Kalinago, allegedly to pre-
empt an imminent plan by the Caribs, conniving with the Kalinagos, to expel or kill;[12] or,
according to Tertre's account, just kill[13] the European colonialists who had maintained their
presence on the island by force for three years.

A Spanish expedition sent to enforce Spanish claims destroyed the English and French
colonies and deported the settlers back to their respective countries in 1629. As part of the war
settlement in 1630, the Spanish permitted the re-establishment of the English and French
colonies.

As Spanish power went into decline, Saint Kitts became the premier base for English and
French expansion into the Caribbean. From St. Kitts, the British settled the islands of Antigua,
Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola, and the French settled Martinique, the Guadeloupe
archipelago and St. Barts. During the late-seventeenth century, France and England fought for
control over St Kitts, with Brimstone Hill Fortress begun circa 1690. The French ceded the
territory to the UK in 1713.

At the turn of the eighteenth century, St. Kitts was the richest British Crown Colony per capita
in the Caribbean, a result of the sugar trade.[14]

Although small in size and separated by only 2 miles (3 km) of water, the two islands were
viewed and governed as different states until the late-nineteenth century, when they were
forcibly unified along with the island of Anguilla, by the British. To the present day, relations
are strained, with Nevis accusing Saint Kitts of neglecting their needs.

Saint Kitts and Nevis along with Anguilla, became an associated state with full internal
autonomy in 1967. Anguillians rebelled and separated from the others in 1977. St. Kitts and
Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983.[15] It is also the newest
sovereign state in the Americas. In August 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate
from St. Kitts fell short of the required two-thirds majority.[16] In late-September 1998,
Hurricane Georges caused approximately $458,000,000 in damages and property and limited
GDP growth for the year and beyond. Georges was the worst hurricane to hit the region
during the twentieth century.

Politics
Main article: Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Government House, Basseterre, is the official residence of the Governor-General of Saint

Kitts and Nevis.

Government headquarters of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a sovereign, democratic and federal state.[17] The Queen of Saint
Christopher and Nevis, Elizabeth II, is its head of state. The Queen is represented in the
country by a Governor-General, who acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party of the House, and the cabinet conducts
affairs of state. The country may also be described by the unofficial term, "Commonwealth
realm", because it is a constitutional monarchy which shares the same monarch as fifteen
other members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

St. Kitts and Nevis has a unicameral legislature, known as the National Assembly. It is
composed of fourteen members: eleven elected Representatives (three from the island of
Nevis) and three Senators who are appointed by the Governor-General. Two of the senators
are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one on the advice of the leader of the
opposition. Unlike in other countries senators do not constitute a separate Senate or upper
house of parliament, but sit in the National Assembly alongside representatives. All members
serve five-year terms. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are responsible to the Parliament.

Foreign relations

Further information: Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis has no major international disputes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is a full and
participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of
Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

Organisation of American States (OAS)

The Charter of the OAS was signed in Bogota in 1948 and was amended by several Protocols
which were named after the city and the year in which the Protocol was signed, such as
Managua in 1993 forming part of the name of the Protocol.[18]

St. Kitts & Nevis entered the OAS system on 16 September 1984.[19]

Indigenous Leaders Summits of Americas (ILSA)

Three Indigenous Leaders Summits of Americas (ILSA) have been held with three past
Summits, which were: Canada, Argentina and Panama. It was the intention of the leaders to
have this Summit within the framework of that which was held in Trinidad and Tobago in
2009.[20]

The position of the OAS with respect to indigenous persons appears to be developing over the
years. The following statements appear to capture the position of the OAS with respect to the
ILSA as at December 2016 according to the website of the Summit of Americas: "The OAS
has supported and participated in the organisation of Indigenous Leaders Summits of
Americas (ILSA)," according to the OAS's website. "The most recent statement made by the
Heads of State of the hemisphere was in the Declaration of Commitments of Port of Spain in
2009 - Paragraph 86".[20]

The Draft American Declaration of the Rights of the Indigenous Persons appears to be a
working document. The last "Meeting for Negotiations in the Quest for Consensus on this
area appeared to be Meeting Number (18) eighteen and is listed as being held in May 2015
according to the website.[21] [check quotation syntax]

Agreements which impact on financial relationships

Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994

At a CARICOM Meeting, representative of St. Kitts & Nevis, Kennedy Simmons signed The
Double Taxation Relief (CARICOM) Treaty 1994 on the 6 July 1994.[22]

The representatives of seven CARICOM countries signed similar agreements at Sherbourne

Conference Centre, St. Michael, Barbados.[22] The countries whose representatives signed the
treaties in Barbados were: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.[22]

This treaty covered taxes, residence, tax jurisdictions, capital gains, business profits, interest,
dividends, royalties and other areas.

FATCA

On 30 June 2014, St. Kitts & Nevis signed a Model 1 agreement with the United States of
America in relation to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).[23]

At 28 April 2016, the status of the agreement went to "In Force" according to the updated site
on 16 January 2017.

Military

Further information: Military of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a defense force of 300 personnel. It is mostly involved in policing
and drug-trade interception.

Administrative divisions

The federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is divided into fourteen parishes: nine divisions on
Saint Kitts and five on Nevis.
1. Christ
Church
Nichola
Town
(SK)
2. Saint
Anne
Sandy
Point (SK)
3. Saint
George
Basseterre
(SK)
4. Saint John
Capisterre
(SK)
5. Saint
Mary
Cayon
(SK)
6. Saint Paul
Capisterre
(SK)
7. Saint Peter
Basseterre
(SK) Saint Mary Cayon
8. Saint
Christ Church Nichola Town
Thomas
Middle Saint Peter Basseterre
Island
(SK) Saint George
9. Trinity Basseterre
Palmetto
Point (SK) Trinity
Palmetto
1. Saint Point
George
Gingerlan Saint Thomas
d (N) Middle Island
2. Saint
Saint Anne
James
Sandy Point
Windward
(N) Saint Paul
3. Saint John Capisterre
Figtree
(N) Saint John
4. Saint Paul Capisterre
Charlesto
wn (N) Saint Thomas Lowland
 Saint Paul Charlestown

Saint John Figtree

Saint James
Windward
5. Saint
Thomas Saint George
Lowland Gingerland
(N)
Caribbean Sea

SAINT KITTS

NEVIS

Geography
Main article: Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
See also: List of cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis and List of volcanoes in Saint Kitts and Nevis

A map of Saint Kitts and Nevis

A view of Nevis island from the southeastern peninsula of Saint Kitts

The country consists of two main islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The highest peak, at 1,156
metres (3,793 ft), is Mount Liamuiga on St. Kitts. The southernmost point is Dogwood Point
on Nevis.
The islands are of volcanic origin, with large central peaks covered in tropical rainforest; the
steeper slopes leading to these peaks are mostly uninhabited. The majority of the population
on both islands lives closer to the sea where the terrain flattens out. There are numerous rivers
descending from the mountains of both islands, which provide fresh water to the local
population. St. Kitts also has one small lake, a salt pond.

Fauna

The national bird is the brown pelican.[24]

There are 176 species of birds.[25]

Climate

By the Köppen climate classification, St. Kitts has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw)
and Nevis has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).[26] Mean monthly temperatures in
Basseterre varies little from 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) to 26.6 °C (79.9 °F). Yearly rainfall is
approximately 2,400 millimetres (90 in), although it has varied from 1,356 millimetres
(53.4 in) to 3,183 millimetres (125.3 in) in the period 1901-2015.[27]

Climate data for Saint Kitts and Nevis (1991-2015)

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean 23.9 23.8 24.0 24.7 25.5 26.2 26.3 26.6 26.4 26.0 25.4 24.4 25.3
°C (°F) (75.0) (74.8) (75.2) (76.5) (77.9) (79.2) (79.3) (79.9) (79.5) (78.8) (77.7) (75.9) (77.5)
Average
150 102 99 153 219 181 214 232 222 289 286 225 2,372
precipitation
(5.9) (4.0) (3.9) (6.0) (8.6) (7.1) (8.4) (9.1) (8.7) (11.4) (11.3) (8.9) (93.3)
mm (inches)
Source: Climate Change Knowledge Portal [27]

Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Population

Downtown Basseterre, St. Kitts

African descent 92.5%, Multiracial 3%, European 2.1%, Indian 1.5%, Other 0.6%,
Unspecified 0.3% (2001 estimate).[1]
As of 2016, there were 54,821 inhabitants; their average life expectancy is 76.9 years.
Emigration has historically been very high, so high that the total estimated population in 2007
was little changed from that in 1961.[28]

Emigration from St. Kitts & Nevis to the United States:[24]

 1986–1990: 3,513
 1991–1995: 2,730
 1996–2000: 2,101
 2001–2005: 1,756
 2006–2010: 1,817

Religion

Religion in Saint kitts and Nevis (2001)[29]

Anglican (20.6%)
Methodist (19.1%)
Pentecostal (8.18%)
Church of God (6.83%)
Roman Catholic (6.70%)
Other (6.48%)
Moravian (5.47%)
No religion (atheism, agnosticism, etc) (5.17%)
Baptist (4.79%)
Seventh-day Adventist (4.67%)
Not stated (3.21%)
Brethren (1.79%)
Jehovah's witness (1.32%)
Rastafarian (1%)
Hindu (0.80%)
Muslim (0.28%)
Presbyterian (0.20%)
Salvation Army (0.13%)
Baha'i (0.04%)

Most inhabitants are Christians, mainly Anglicans and other Protestants. The Roman
Catholics are pastorally served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown (on Barbados),
while the Anglicans by the Diocese of the North East Caribbean and Aruba.

Culture
Main article: Culture of St. Kitts and Nevis
See also: Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis, J'ouvert, and Saint Kitts Creole
The Mongoose Play, a popular production of folk theatre and music

English is the sole official language. Saint Kitts Creole is also widely spoken.

Saint Kitts and Nevis is known for a number of musical celebrations including Carnival (18
December to 3 January on Saint Kitts). The last week in June features the St Kitts Music
Festival, while the week-long Culturama on Nevis lasts from the end of July into early
August.[30]

Additional festivals on the island of Saint Kitts include Inner City Fest, in February in
Molineaux; Green Valley Festival, usually around Whit Monday in village of Cayon;
Easterama, around Easter in village of Sandy Point; Fest-Tab, in July or August in the village
of Tabernacle; and La festival de Capisterre, around Independence Day in Saint Kitts and
Nevis (19 September), in the Capisterre region. These celebrations typically feature parades,
street dances and salsa, jazz, soca, calypso and steelpan music.

The 1985 film Missing in Action 2: The Beginning was filmed in Saint Kitts.[31]

Sports

See also: Cricket in the West Indies and Rugby union in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cricket is common in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Top players can be selected for the West Indies
cricket team. The late Runako Morton was from Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis was the smallest
country to host 2007 Cricket World Cup matches.[32]

Rugby and netball are also common in Saint Kitts and Nevis as well.

The St. Kitts and Nevis national football team, also known as the "Sugar Boyz", has
experienced some international success in recent years, progressing to the semi-final round of
qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the CONCACAF region. Led by Glence
Glasgow, they defeated the US Virgin Islands and Barbados before they were outmatched by
Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Despite not representing
the country, Marcus Rashford is of descent.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Billiard Federation, SKNBF, is the governing body for cue sports
across the two islands. The SKNBF is a member of the Caribbean Billiards Union (CBU) with
the SKNBF President Ste Williams holding the post of CBU Vice-President.

Kim Collins is the country's foremost track and field athlete. He has won gold medals in the
100 metres at both the World Championships in Athletics and Commonwealth Games, and at
the 2000 Sydney Olympics he was the country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final. He
and three other athletes represented St. Kitts and Nevis at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing. The four by one hundred metre relay team won a bronze medal in the 2011 world
championships.

American writer and former figure skater and triathlete Kathryn Bertine was granted dual
citizenship in an attempt to make the 2008 Summer Olympics representing St. Kitts and Nevis
in women's cycling. Her story was chronicled online at ESPN.com as a part of its E-Ticket
feature entitled "So You Wanna Be An Olympian?" She ultimately failed to earn the necessary
points for Olympic qualification.[33]

St. Kitts and Nevis had two athletes ride in the time trial at the 2010 UCI Road World
Championships: Reginald Douglas and James Weekes.[34]

Economy
Main article: Economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The capital, Basseterre

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a twin-island federation whose economy is characterised by its
dominant tourism, agriculture, and light manufacturing industries. Sugar was the primary
export from the 1940s on, but rising production costs, low world market prices, and the
government's efforts to reduce dependence on it have led to a growing diversification of the
agricultural sector. In 2005, the government decided to close down the state-owned sugar
company, which had experienced losses and was a significant contributor to the fiscal deficit.

Former sugar plantations dominate the St. Kitts landscape. Many of the cane fields are being
burned to make room for land development, especially on the northern side of the island, in
the parishes of Saint John Capisterre and Christchurch. The agricultural, tourism, export-
oriented manufacturing, and offshore-banking sectors are being developed and are now taking
larger roles in the country's economy. The growth of the tourism sector has become the main
foreign exchange earner for Saint Kitts and Nevis. The country has also developed a
successful apparel assembly industry and one of the largest electronics assembly industries in
the Caribbean.

St. Kitts is dependent upon tourism to drive its economy. Tourism to the island has been
expanding since 1978. In 2009 there were 587,479 arrivals to Saint Kitts compared to 379,473
in 2007. This growth represents an increase of just under 40% in a two-year period. As
tourism grows the demand for vacation property increases in conjunction.

In hopes of expanding tourism, St. Kitts hosts its annual St. Kitts Music Festival.
St Kitts & Nevis also acquires foreign direct investment from their citizenship by investment
programme, outlined in their Citizenship Act of 1984. Interested parties can acquire
citizenship if they pass the government's background checks and make an investment into an
approved real estate development.

In July 2015, St Kitts & Nevis and the Republic of Ireland signed a tax agreement to "promote
international co-operation in tax matters through exchange of information." The agreement
was developed by the OECD Global Forum Working Group on Effective Exchange of
Information, which consisted of representatives from OECD member countries and 11 other
countries in the Caribbean and other parts of the world.[35]

Transport

Further information: Transport in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

Saint Kitts and Nevis has two international airports. The larger one is Robert L. Bradshaw
International Airport on the island of Saint Kitts with service outside to the Caribbean, North
America, and Europe. The other airport, Vance W. Amory International Airport, is located on
the island of Nevis and has flights to other parts of the Caribbean.

Economic citizenship by investment

See also: Saint Kitts and Nevis passport

St. Kitts allows foreigners to obtain the status of St. Kitts citizen by means of a government
sponsored investment programme called Citizenship-by-Investment.[36] Established in 1984,
St. Kitts' citizenship programme is the oldest prevailing economic citizenship programme of
this kind in the world. However, while the programme is the oldest in the world, it only
catapulted in 2006 when Henley & Partners, a global citizenship advisory firm, became
involved in the restructuring of the programme to incorporate donations to the country's sugar
industry.[37]

Citizenship-by-Investment Programmes are criticised by various researchers because of its

risks of corruption, money laundring and tax evasion.[38] According to the official website of
St. Kitts' Citizenship-by-Investment Programme they offer multiple benefits: "When you
acquire citizenship under the St. Kitts & Nevis citizenship programme, you and your family
enjoy full citizenship for life, which can be passed on to future generations by descent. As
citizens of St. Kitts & Nevis, you and your family are issued with passports which allow visa-
free travel to more than 130 countries[39] territories worldwide, including all of the EU. Of
course you have the right to take up residence in St. Kitts & Nevis as well as in most of the
CARICOM member countries at any time and for any length of time".[40]
Each candidate must go through several legal steps and make a qualifying investment into the
country[40] and should complete certain legal requirements to qualify for citizenship under the
investment programme. There is a minimum investment that has to be made by the applicant,
in either an approved real estate or in the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (a public
charity), to qualify for the economic citizenship of St. Kitts & Nevis.

According to Henley & Partners, the requirements are as follows:[41][42]

 An investment in designated real estate with a minimum value of US$400,000, plus

the payment of government fees and other fees and taxes
 A contribution to the Sugar Industry Diversification Fund of at least US$250,000,
inclusive of all government fees but exclusive of due diligence fees which are the
same for the real estate option

The latest data indicates an acceleration in property appreciation when comparing it to the
Department of Inland Revenue's 2009 statistics.

Education
See also: List of schools in Saint Kitts and Nevis

There are eight publicly administered high and secondary level schools in St Kitts-Nevis, and
several private secondary schools.

See also
 ISO 3166-2:KN

 Caribbean portal

 Caricom portal

 Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis

 Index of Saint Kitts and Nevis-related articles

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