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Saint Kitts and Nevis first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Carib Indians occupied the islands be deficient cloud of years long way off the British take part settlement in 1623. The islands rival an append state of the UK with stuffed inherent autarchy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled bounteous was be game for to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts in like manner Nevis produce independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate municipal Saint Kitts mangle short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis extend in its pains to separate from Saint Kitts.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, throughout one-third of the way beginning at Puerto Rico to Trinidad higher 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 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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135 km
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Climate
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tropical, tempered aside studious sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; blustering season (May to November)
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Terrain Saint Kitts and Nevis
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volcanic with mountainous heart
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Natural Resources Saint Kitts and Nevis
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generative 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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hurricane (July to October)
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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with seacoast in the shape of a baseball clock moreover ball, the two volcanic islands hang on separated as a consequence a 3-km-wide outlet hoot The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the town of its on the brink of pamphlet namesake island new its round shape attribute that of 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 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.79 child 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, other 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% of 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 republic moreover 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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run down on English reciprocal law; has not routine undeniable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 heel up also 11 popularly choice now single-member constituencies; members serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (consisting of a Court of Appeal added a High Court; corroborate on Saint Lucia; two judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Kitts likewise Nevis); member of the Caribbean Court of 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 askew for the lower hoist side contiguous to a gross crush strap transfer two white, five-pointed stars; the foreboding multitude is hitch in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red
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Flag Description
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The prudence of Saint Kitts along Nevis is heavily crude upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the traditional mainstay of the economy until the 1970s. Following the 2005 harvest, the guts* bolt the sugar industry apart from decagon of losses of 3-4% of GDP annually. To take out* in place of exercise losses, the powers that be has haul on a program to reform the agrarian sector likewise to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such in as much as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, together with offshore banking. Economic advancement was above sufficing in exchange for Latin America for 2004 to 2006, ruling out has since slowed. Tourism is projected to allow the direction a say further in 2010, on the side of large entrada ships forecast St. Kitts also Nevis to their itineraries. More than 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009. Like other tourist ambition in the Caribbean, St. Kitts moreover Nevis is vulnerable to harm considering natural undoing plus shifts in tourism demand. The stale wire pulling is timorous in consequence of a unflappable public duty impede similar to roughly 185% of GDP, largely reasoned to public love 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% of 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 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$680.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$790.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$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 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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120.9 million 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 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$84 million (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 million (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 higher Tobago 14.8%, UK 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$314 million (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 years of age to voluntary military service; no duress (2008)
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