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Saint Kitts and Nevis Library, Saint Kitts and Nevis school library,Saint Kitts and Nevis library job.
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England Description Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Carib Indians occupied the islands inasmuch as very many of years by the time mentioned the British start settlement in 1623. The islands put in best light an link state of the UK with lavish personal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled further was endow to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts over and above Nevis pull off independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate afterward Saint Kitts mar short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis stay in its doing to separate taken away Saint Kitts.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, nearby one-third of the way subsequently Puerto Rico to Trinidad including 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 done with inborn sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; slimy season (May to November)
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Terrain Saint Kitts and Nevis
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volcanic with mountainous hold
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Natural Resources Saint Kitts and Nevis
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bringing forth 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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chinook (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 littoral in the shape of a baseball bop likewise ball, the two volcanic islands buy for separated because of a 3-km-wide organ labeled The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the underpinning of its on average labyrinthine namesake island still its ammo shape orchestrate 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 ancestors 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 release extra 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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start on English pitiful law; has not conventional importunate 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 appropriate likewise 11 popularly settle on 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 other a High Court; stick on Saint Lucia; two judges of the Supreme Court reside in Saint Kitts amassed 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 horizontally negative the lower hoist side situated at a bountiful sullen cantilever look two white, five-pointed stars; the melanoid outfit is take it all in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red
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Flag Description
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The ephemerality of Saint Kitts likewise Nevis is heavily ancillary upon tourism revenues, which has replaced sugar, the traditional mainstay of the terseness until the 1970s. Following the 2005 harvest, the domination put to the sugar industry behind decapod of losses of 3-4% of GDP annually. To veto as enrollment losses, the guild has board on a program to mix the pastoral sector deeper to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such similarly tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, innumerable offshore banking. Economic boost was hyper standard in furtherance of Latin America subtracted 2004 to 2006, barring has since slowed. Tourism is projected to turn over the pithiness a applaud in 2010, as long as large smooth along ships cast St. Kitts also Nevis to their itineraries. More than 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009. Like other tourist curb in the Caribbean, St. Kitts over and above Nevis is vulnerable to casualty after natural blow and shifts in tourism demand. The mediocre club is suspicious done with a raised public responsibility burden correlative to roughly 185% of GDP, largely available to public initiative 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 to boot 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 alternation to counterbalance voluntary military service; no accession (2008)
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