ore than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
none
Coastline:
135 km
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone:
24 nm
Exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Territorial sea:
12 nm
Disputes:
none
Climate:
subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature
variation; rainy season (May to November)
Terrain:
volcanic with mountainous interiors
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land 22%; permanent crops 17%; meadows and pastures 3%; forest and
woodland 17%; other 41%
Environment:
subject to hurricanes (July to October)
Note:
located 320 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico

:Saint Kitts and Nevis People

Population:
40,061 (July 1992), growth rate 0.3% (1992)
Birth rate:
22 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
-9 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
22 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
63 years male, 69 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
2.4 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s); adjective - Kittsian, Nevisian
Ethnic divisions:
mainly of black African descent
Religions:
Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic
Languages:
English
Literacy:
98% (male 98%, female 98%) age 15 and over having ever attended school
(1970)
Labor force:
20,000 (1981)
Organized labor:
6,700

:Saint Kitts and Nevis Government

Long-form name:
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; formerly Federation of Saint
Christopher and Nevis
Type:
constitutional monarchy
Capital:
Basseterre
Administrative divisions:
14 parishs; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George
Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John
Capisterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capisterre,
Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint
Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Independence:
19 September 1983 (from UK)
Constitution:
19 September 1983
Legal system:
based on English common law
National holiday:
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Executive branch:
British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister,
Cabinet
Legislative branch:
unicameral Hou