Saunt Kitts an Nevis

Federation o Saunt Kitts an Nevis
Banner Coat o airms
Motto:"Country Above Self"
Anthem:"O Land of Beauty!" Ryal anthem:"God Save the Queen"
Caipital and largest city	Basseterre 17°18′N62°44′W
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Ethnic groups (2000)	90.4% Black 5.0%Mulatto 3.0%Indian 1.0% White 0.6% ithers
Demonym(s)	Kittitian or Nevisian
Govrenment	Federalparliamentary constitutional monarchy
•Monarch	Elizabeth II
•Govrenor-General	Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton
•Prime Meenister	Timothy Harris
Legislatur	Naitional Assembly
Independence
•Associatit State	27 Februar 1967
• frae theUnitit Kinrick	19 September 1983
Aurie
• Total	261 km2(101 sq mi) (188th)
• Water (%)	Negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate	54,961 (209t)
• 2011 census	46,204
• Density	164/km2(424.8/sq mi) (64t)
GDP(PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.458 billion
• Per capita	$25,913
GDP(nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$945 million
• Per capita	$16,793
HDI(2015)	0.765 heich·74t
Currency	East Caribbean dollar(XCD)
Time zone	UTC-4
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+1 869
ISO 3166 code	KN
Internet TLD	.kn
Or "Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis".

Territorial organization

TheFederation o Saunt Kitts an Nevis(Inglis:Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis) locatit in theLeeward Islands,is a federal twa-island naition in theWast Indies.It is the smawestsovereign statein theAmericas,in baithaurieanpopulation.

The caipital ceety an heidquarters o govrenment for the federatit state isBasseterreon the lairger island oSaint Kitts.The smawer state oNevislees aboot 2 mile (3 km) sootheast o Saint Kitts, athort a shallae channel cried "The Narraes".

Historically, the Breetish dependency oAnguillawis a pairt o this union an aw, which wis then kent collectively asSaunt Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.Saunt Kitts an Nevis are geographically pairt o the Leeward Islands. Tae the north-northwast lee the islands oSint Eustatius,Saba,Saint Barthélemy,Saint-Martin/Sint MaartenanAnguilla.Tae the east an northeast areAntigua an Barbuda,an tae the sootheast is the smaw uninhabited island ofRedonda,an the island ofMontserrat,which currently haes an active volcano (seeSoufrière Hills).

Saunt Kitts an Nevis wur amang the first islands in the Caribbean tae be settled bi Europeans. Saunt Kitts wis hame tae the first Inglis an French colonies in theCaribbean,an sicweys haes an aw been titled "The Mither Colony o theWast Indies".