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$Title{St. Kitts and Nevis
Statistical Profile of St. Kitts and Nevis}
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$Date{1990}
$Log{Map of St. Kitts and Nevis*0339701.scf
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Country: St. Kitts and Nevis
Book: CIA World Factbook
Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Affiliation: United States Government
Date: 1990
[See Map of St. Kitts and Nevis]
[See Flag of St. Kitts and Nevis]
Statistical Profile of St. Kitts and Nevis
Geography
Total area: 360 km2; land area: 360 km2
Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 135 km
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Extended economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
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: 22% arable land; 17% permanent crops; 3% meadows and
pastures; 17% forest and woodland; 41% other
Environment: subject to hurricanes (July to October)
Note: located 320 km southeast of Puerto Rico
People
Population: 40,068 (July 1989), growth rate 0.2% (1989)
Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1989)
Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population (1989)
Net migration rate: - 12 migrants/1,000 population (1989)
Infant mortality rate: 41 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)
Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 70 years female (1989)
Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1989)
Ethnic divisions: mainly of black African descent
Nationality: noun--Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s); adjective--Kittsian, Nevisian
Religion: Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic
Language: English
Literacy: 80%
Labor force: 20,000 (1981)
Organized labor: 6,700
Government
Long-form name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Type: independent state within Commonwealth, recognizing Elizabeth II as
Chief of State
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; highest judicial organ is
Court of Appeal of Leeward and Windward Islands
National holiday: Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Branches: executive--Cabinet headed by prime minister;
legislative--11-member popularly elected House of Assembly; separate Nevis
Island Legislature and Nevis Island Assembly headed by premier
Leaders: Sir Clement ARRINDELL, Governor General (since 1981);
Dr. Kennedy Alphonse SIMMONDS, Prime Minister (since 1980)
Suffrage: universal adult
Elections: at least every five years; last election held 21 March 1989
Political parties and leaders: People's Action Movement (PAM), Kennedy
Simmonds; St. Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKNLP), Lee Moore; Nevis
Reformation Party (NRP), Simeon Daniel; Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM),
Vance Amory
Voting strength: 21 March 1989 House of Assembly election--PAM 6 seats,
SKNLP 2 seats, NRP 2 seats, CCM 1 seat
Communists: none known
Member of: CARICOM, Commonwealth, FAO, IBRD, IMF, ISO, OAS, OECS, UN
Diplomatic representation: Minister-Counselor (Deputy Chief of Mission),
Charge d'Affaires ad interim Erstein M. EDWARDS; Chancery at Suite 540,
2501 M Street NW, Washington DC 20037; telephone (202) 833-3550;
US--none
Flag: 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
Economy
Overview: Although production of sugarcane--the islands' key crop--has
declined, expansion of tourism and construction has produced a 4% average annual
rate of real GDP growth since 1982.
GDP: $83.0 million, per capita $2,210; real growth rate 4.6% (1986)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.9% (1987)
Unemployment rate: 20-25% (1987)
Budget: revenues $20.7 million; expenditures $24.4 million,
including capital expenditures of $5.9 million (1986)
Exports: $27.2 million (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--sugar,
manufactures, postage stamps; partners--US 44%, UK 30%, Trinidad and
Tobago 12%
Imports: $79.5 million (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--foodstuffs,
intermediate manufactures, machinery, fuels; partners--US 35%, UK 18%,
Trinidad and Tobago 10%, Canada 6%, Japan 4%
External debt: $23.6 million (December 1987)
Industrial production: growth rate 5.8% (1986)
Electricity: 11,400 kW capacity; 32 million kWh produced,
800 kWh per capita (1988)
Industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra,
clothing, footwear, beverages
Agriculture: sugar on St. Kitts, cotton on Nevis
Aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-81), $15 million
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (plural--dollars);
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1--2.70 (fixed
rate since 1976)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Railroads: 58 km 0.760-meter narrow gauge on St. Kitts for sugarcane
Highways: 300 km total; 125 km paved, 125 km otherwise improved, 50 km
unimproved earth
Ports: Basseterre (St. Kitts), Charlestown (Nevis)
Civil air: no major transport aircraft
Airports: 2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with
runways 2,440-3,659 m
Telecommunications: good interisland VHF/UHF/SHF radio connections and
international link via Antigua and Barbuda and St. Martin; 2,400 telephones;
stations--2 AM, no FM, 4 TV
Defense Forces
Branches: Royal St. Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Military manpower: NA
Military budget: NA