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Saint Kitts and Nevis:
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Other pages in this profile of Saint Kitts and Nevis:
People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Background |
Definition First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to try and separate from Saint Kitts. |
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Location |
Definition Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
Geographic coordinates |
Definition 17 20 N, 62 45 W |
Map references |
Definition Central America and the Caribbean |
Area |
Definition - World rank and map total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative |
Definition 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries |
Definition 0 km |
Coastline |
Definition 135 km |
Maritime claims |
Definition territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Climate |
Definition tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
Terrain |
Definition volcanic with mountainous interiors |
Elevation extremes |
Definition lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m |
Natural resources |
Definition arable land |
Land use |
Definition - World rank and map arable land: 19.44% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 77.78% (2005) |
Irrigated land |
Definition NA |
Total renewable water resources |
Definition 0.02 cu km (2000) |
Natural hazards |
Definition hurricanes (July to October) |
Environment - current issues |
Definition NA |
Environment - international agreements |
Definition party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note |
Definition with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-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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