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 Saint Kitts and Nevis (2004)Coral Sea Islands (2003)
 Saint Kitts and NevisCoral Sea Islands
Administrative divisions 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 -
Age structure 0-14 years: 28.6% (male 5,675; female 5,422)


15-64 years: 63% (male 12,242; female 12,236)


65 years and over: 8.4% (male 1,349; female 1,912) (2004 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish -
Airports 2 (2003 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Area total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)


land: 261 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC NA
Background First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis is once more trying to separate from the Saint Kitts. Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Birth rate 18.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Budget revenues: $89.7 million


expenditures: $128.2 million, including capital expenditures of $19.5 million (2003 est.)		 -
Capital Basseterre -
Climate tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) tropical
Coastline 135 km 3,095 km
Constitution 19 September 1983 -
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		 conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external $171 million (2001) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador to Barbados, Ambassador Mary E. KRAMER, is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Izben Cordinal WILLIAMS


chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016


telephone: [1] (202) 686-2636


FAX: [1] (202) 686-5740


consulate(s) general: New York		 none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea none
Economic aid - recipient $8 million (2001) -
Economy - overview Sugar was the traditional mainstay of the Saint Kitts economy until the 1970s. Although the crop still dominates the agricultural sector, activities such as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and offshore banking have assumed larger roles in the economy. As tourism revenues are now the chief source of the islands' foreign exchange, a decline in stopover tourist arrivals following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks has eroded government finances. The opening of a 1,000+ bed Marriott hotel in February 2003 was expected to bring in much-needed revenue. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 93.26 million kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 100.3 million kWh (2001) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues NA no permanent fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999) -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Cuthbert Montraville SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996)


head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995) and Deputy Prime Minister Sam CONDOR (since 6 July 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general		 administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco -
Exports - partners US 61.4%, UK 15.7%, Canada 8.6%, Germany 4.3% (2003) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
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 the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $339 million (2002 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 3.5%


industry: 25.8%


services: 70.7% (2001)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,800 (2002 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate -1.9% (2002 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 17 20 N, 62 45 W 18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island important nesting area for birds and turtles
Highways total: 320 km


paved: 136 km


unpaved: 184 km (1999 est)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity -
Imports NA (2001) -
Imports - commodities machinery, manufactures, food, fuels -
Imports - partners US 35.7%, Italy 16.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.5%, UK 6.4%, Denmark 5.2%, Canada 4.4% (2003) -
Independence 19 September 1983 (from UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA -
Industries sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages -
Infant mortality rate total: 14.94 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 16.72 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 13.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.7% (2001 est.) -
International organization participation ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis) -
Labor force 18,170 (June 1995) -
Labor force - by occupation NA -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 19.44%


permanent crops: 2.78%


other: 77.78% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.)
Languages English -
Legal system based on English common law the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-member constituencies; members serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 25 October 2004 (next to be held by 2009)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SKNLP 7, CCM 2, NRP 1, PAM 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 71.86 years


male: 69.03 years


female: 74.86 years (2004 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 98% (1980 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 24 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin		 exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine none -
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Military branches Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) -
Military expenditures - dollar figure NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA -
National holiday Independence Day, 19 September (1983) -
Nationality noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)


adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian		 -
Natural hazards hurricanes (July to October) occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources arable land NEGL
Net migration rate -7.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY]; Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]; People's Action Movement or PAM [Lindsey GRANT]; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 38,836 (July 2004 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 0.25% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Basseterre, Charlestown none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2004) -
Railways total: 50 km


narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2003)		 -
Religions Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female


total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: good interisland and international connections


domestic: inter-island links to Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) are handled by VHF/UHF/SHF radiotelephone


international: country code - 1-869; international calls are carried by radiotelephone to Antigua and Barbuda and switched there to submarine cable or to Intelsat; or carried to Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) by radiotelephone and switched to Intelsat		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 23,500 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 5,000 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three repeaters) (2004) -
Terrain volcanic with mountainous interiors sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate 2.35 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 4.5% (1997) -
Waterways - none
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