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Capital Saint Kitts and Nevis : |
Basseterre .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Saint Kitts and Nevis :
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| Climate Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) .
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| Life expectancy Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 71.86 years .
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| Fertility rate Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 2.35 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| constitutional monarchy with Westminster-style parliament .
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| Population Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 38,836 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 23,500 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 5,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 1-869.
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| Sex ratio total Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Saint Kitts and Nevis ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Saint Kitts and Nevis ratio 15 64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Saint Kitts and Nevis ratio 65 :
| 0.71 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Saint Kitts and Nevis :
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| HIV Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA |
| Literacy Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 97% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA |
| Inflation Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 1.7% (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 4.5% (1997) |
| Internet Users Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 10,000 (2002) |
| Location Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic Coordinates Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 17 20 N, 62 45 W |
| Religion Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic |
| Administrative region Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 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 |
| Terrain Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| volcanic with mountainous interiors |
| Elevation extremes lowest Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m |
| Natural resources Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| arable land |
| Land use arable land Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 19,44% |
| Land use permanentcrops Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 2,78% |
| Irrigated land Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| hurricanes (July to October) |
| Environment current issues Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| NA |
| Geography note Saint Kitts and Nevis :
| 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 |
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