Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Kitts and Nevis is a small twin-island country in the Caribbean known for its beaches, volcanic landscapes, and status as the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere by both area and population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
island country
parliamentary democracy
sovereign state
areaRankInWesternHemisphere smallest sovereign state by area
border Caribbean Sea
callingCode +1-869
capital Basseterre
citizenshipByInvestmentProgram true
climate tropical
continent North America
country Saint Kitts and Nevis self-link
currency East Caribbean dollar
currencyCode XCD
demonym Kittitian
Nevisian
drivesOn left
formerColonialPower France
United Kingdom
formerName Saint Kitts and Nevis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
governmentType federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasFeature beaches
volcanic landscapes
hasIsland Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saint Kitts
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
headOfState Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
headOfStateTitle King of Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: King of Saint Christopher and Nevis
independenceDate 1983-09-19
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .kn
ISO3166-1Alpha2 KN
ISO3166-1Alpha3 KNA
ISO3166-1Numeric 659
largestCity Basseterre
legislature National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis
mainEconomicSector financial services
tourism
memberOf Caribbean Community
Commonwealth of Nations
International Monetary Fund
Organization of American States
OECS
surface form: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

World Bank
World Trade Organization
nearbyCountry Antigua and Barbuda
Montserrat
Saint Barthélemy
Sint Maarten
surface form: Saint Martin

Sint Eustatius
officialLanguage English
officialName Saint Kitts and Nevis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
populationRankInWesternHemisphere smallest sovereign state by population
region Caribbean
representativeOfHeadOfStateTitle Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
shortName Saint Kitts and Nevis self-linksurface differs
surface form: St Kitts and Nevis
sovereigntyStatus independent
subregion Leeward Islands
Lesser Antilles
timeZone UTC−04:00
UNMemberState true

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North American Numbering Plan countryCoverage Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint George Basseterre Parish country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint George Basseterre Parish partOf Saint Kitts and Nevis
this entity surface form: federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport country Saint Kitts and Nevis
High Court of Saint Kitts and Nevis country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Independence Square country Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Circus country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Berkeley Memorial country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Port Zante country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception country Saint Kitts and Nevis
Warner Park Sporting Complex country Saint Kitts and Nevis