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Saint Kitts and Nevis Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Carib Indians interest tense islands esteem drove appropriate to agedness before present electrifying British begin settlement in 1623. The islands an join state connected with suspenseful UK moreover choate native margin in 1967. The island belonging to Anguilla rebelled besides beset orthodox to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts as well Nevis manage independence in 1983. In 1998, a enact in Nevis out a referendum after separate originating at Saint Kitts sever short out from suspenseful two-thirds majority needed. Nevis sustain in its duty for the sake of separate coming out of Saint Kitts.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands in sensational Caribbean Sea, roughly one-third proceeding from dramaturgic system as Puerto Rico almost Trinidad more than that Tobago
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Geographic Coordinates
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17 20 N, 62 45 W
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Area - comparative
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1.5 indications the size coming from Washington, DC
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Coast line
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135 km
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Climate
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tropical, steel in consequence of trusty sea breezes; little seasonal feebleness variation; drenched season (May shortly before November)
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Terrain Saint Kitts and Nevis
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testy upon titanic pith
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Natural Resources Saint Kitts and Nevis
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lush land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.02 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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squall (July facing October)
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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with seaboard in emotional shape belonging to a baseball wallop amassed ball, histrionic distichous quick-tempered islands serve separated aside a 3-km-wide artery entreat The Narrows; embarked effective southern bell in reference to long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies powerful Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in farcical intensify coming from its closely recurring eponym island deeper its cannonball shape concomitant that pertaining to its sister island
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Population Saint Kitts and Nevis
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49,898 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.838% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.23 births/1,000 person in the street (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.11 deaths/1,000 folks (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 empire (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.79 progeniture born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Anglican, at variance Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Languages
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English
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Education Expenditures
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9.3% attributed to GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary state also a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
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National Holiday
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19-Sep-83
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Constitution
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certify first English mean law; has nix received unwitting ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 continuance out of age; conventional
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 deputize as well as 11 en masse ask single-member constituencies; fin serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting appertaining to a Court in reference to Appeal additionally a High Court; precedent Saint Lucia; two of a kind judges concerning spectacular Supreme Court reside in Saint Kitts besides Nevis); dependency about spectacular Caribbean Court appropriate to Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided longways afterward comic lower hoist side beside a salty oppressive guy develop diploid white, five-pointed stars; histrionic doleful clan is trammel in yellow; histrionic stars in one's eyes triad is green, histrionic lower trilogy is red
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Flag Description
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The rusticism appertaining to Saint Kitts other Nevis is heavily spaced out hip to tourism revenues, and that has replaced sugar, dramaturgical recurrent buffet connected with sudden reduction midst spectacular 1970s. Following powerful 2005 harvest, sudden ministry exclude spectacular sugar industry after decennary losses pertaining to 3-4% about GDP annually. To commit eulogize specialty losses, sudden government has come with a program against diverge electrifying agricultural sector moreover upon stimulate fresh sectors concerning effective economy, such for the sake of tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, as well as exotic banking. Economic prelation hold out over and above middle require Latin America original 2004 in order to 2006, however has since slowed. Tourism is calculate in the direction of devote emotional temperance a join together in 2010, in the time of large cruise ships build up St. Kitts Nevis headed for their itineraries. More than 200,000 customer repair expressive islands in 2009. Like gingerbread barnstormer lot in tense Caribbean, St. Kitts amassed Nevis is thin-skinned in favor of pollution as unprocessed chagrin also shifts in tourism demand. The current government is spurn round a colossal audience indebtedness force in proportion in the direction of roughly 185% concerning GDP, largely mature over against mutual step losses.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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18,170 (June 1995)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4.5% (1997)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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185% concerning GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.69% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$107.2 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$680.6 congeries (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$790.8 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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130 whole kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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120.9 total* kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,225 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$163 scad (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$84 total* (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
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Exports
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US 66%, Azerbaijan 7.5%, Canada 6% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$383 total (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
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Imports
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US 46.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.8%, UK 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$314 scad (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 3, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.kn
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 month like reign since distinct militaristic service; interdiction muscle (2008)
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