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St. Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Note: Both versions of the name are official, although “Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis” is preferred.
Political Status: Former British dependency; joined West Indies Associated States in 1967; independent member of the Commonwealth since September 19, 1983.
Area: 101 sq. mi. (262 sq. km), encompassing Saint Christopher (65 sq. mi.) and Nevis (36 sq. mi.).
Population: 56,000 (2018E—World Bank); 53,094 (2018E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Center (2017E—UN): BASSETERRE (12,920).
Official Language: English.
Monetary Unit: East Caribbean Dollar (market rate August 1, 2018: 2.70 dollars = $1US).
Sovereign: Queen ELIZABETH II.
Governor General: Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley SEATON; sworn in on May 19, 2015, succeeding Sir Edmund Wickham LAWRENCE.
Prime Minister: Timothy Sylvester HARRIS (People’s Labour Party); sworn in on February 18, 2015, succeeding ...