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Saint Kitts and Nevis

1993 Edition — sovereign

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 2 usable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
300 km total; 125 km paved, 125 km otherwise improved, 50 km unimproved earth
Ports [time series]
Basseterre (Saint Kitts), Charlestown (Nevis)
Railways (Railroads) [time series]
58 km 0.760-meter gauge on Saint Kitts for sugarcane
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
good interisland VHF/UHF/SHF radio connections and international link via Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Martin; 2,400 telephones; broadcast stations - 2 AM, no FM, 4 TV
Defense Forces
Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]
Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard
Military expenditures (Defense expenditures) [time series]
exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP
Manpower availability [time series]
NA
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
accounts for 7% of GDP; cash crop - sugarcane; subsistence crops - rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fishing potential not fully exploited; most food imported
Budget [time series]
revenues $85.7 million; expenditures $85.8 million, including capital expenditures of $42.4 million (1993)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY85-88), $10.7 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $67 million
Electricity [time series]
15,800 kW capacity; 45 million kWh produced, 1,120 kWh per capita (1992)
Exchange rates [time series]
East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
Exports [time series]
$24.6 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: sugar, clothing, electronics, postage stamps partners: US 53%, UK 22%, Trinidad and Tobago 5%, OECS 5% (1988)
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$37.2 million (1990)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
Illicit drugs [time series]
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US
Imports [time series]
$103.2 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: foodstuffs, intermediate manufactures, machinery, fuels partners: US 36%, UK 17%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, Canada 3%, Japan 3%, OECS 4% (1988)
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate 11.8% (1988 est.); accounts for 11% of GDP
Industries [time series]
sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
4.2% (1991)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]
GDP - exchange rate conversion - $142 million (1991)
Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]
$3,500 (1991)
Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]
6.8% (1991)
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
The economy has historically depended on the growing and processing of sugarcane and on remittances from overseas workers. In recent years, tourism and export-oriented manufacturing have assumed larger roles.
Unemployment rate [time series]
12.2% (1990)
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 269 km2 land area: 269 km2 comparative area: slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Coastline [time series]
135 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
subject to hurricanes (July to October)
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA km2
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 22% permanent crops: 17% meadows and pastures: 3% forest and woodland: 17% other: 41%
Location [time series]
in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Map references [time series]
Central America and the Caribbean, Standard Time Zones of the World
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
Terrain [time series]
volcanic with mountainous interiors
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
14 parishs; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint 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
Capital [time series]
Basseterre
Constitution [time series]
19 September 1983
Digraph [time series]
SC
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
chief of mission: Minister-Counselor (Deputy Chief of Mission), Charge d'Affaires ad interim Aubrey Eric HART chancery: Suite 608, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 telephone: (202) 833-3550
Executive branch (Elections) [time series]
House of Assembly: last held 21 March 1989 (next to be held by 21 March 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (14 total, 11 elected) PAM 6, SKNLP 2, NRP 2, CCM 1
Executive branch [time series]
British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
Flag [time series]
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
Independence [time series]
19 September 1983 (from UK)
Judicial branch [time series]
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Sir Clement Athelston ARRINDELL (since 19 September 1983, previously Governor General of the Associated State since NA November 1981) Head of Government: Prime Minister Dr. Kennedy Alphonse SIMMONDS (since 19 September 1983, previously Premier of the Associated State since NA February 1980); Deputy Prime Minister Sydney Earl MORRIS (since NA)
Legal system [time series]
based on English common law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral House of Assembly
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IMF, INTERPOL, OAS, OECS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
National holiday [time series]
Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
People's Action Movement (PAM), Dr. Kennedy SIMMONDS; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKNLP), Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS; Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), Simeon DANIEL; Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), Vance AMORY
Suffrage [time series]
universal adult at age NA
Government type (Type) [time series]
constitutional monarchy
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
no official presence since the Charge d'Affaires resides in Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
People
Birth rate [time series]
23.93 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate [time series]
10.39 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
black African
Infant mortality rate [time series]
20.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Labor force [time series]
20,000 (1981)
Languages [time series]
English
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 65.72 years male: 62.78 years female: 68.85 years (1993 est.)
Literacy [time series]
age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970) total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittsian, Nevisian
Net migration rate [time series]
-7.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Population [time series]
40,407 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.59% (1993 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic
Total fertility rate [time series]
2.64 children born/woman (1993 est.)