About St Kitts and Nevis

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Activities

Basseterre, St Kitts
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The twin-island nation of St. Kitts & Nevis offers a wide array of outdoor activities. Nevis invites visitors to the Botanical Gardens, an 11 mile hike up Nevis Peak, snorkeling at Oualie, and relaxing on 3-mile long Pinney's Beach. St. Kitts has a scenic railway, beautiful arts and crafts unique to the country, plantation home tours, and the famous Brimestone Hill Fortress. Together the islands provide deep sea fishing, world renowned golfing, hiking, hot springs, mountain biking, ocean kayaking, para-sailing, scuba diving, swimming, windsurfing, and more.

Climate

Temperature °C

St. Kitts & Nevis enjoys a tropical marine climate with a typical wet and dry season. Northeasterly trade winds and regional oceanic cyclones can have a profound influence on the local weather patterns. Generally the islands have warm and consistent temperatures averaging 24°C to 27°C with a humidity rate of only 71%. Rainfall levels increase with altitude as annual precipitation ranges from 40 cm in the coastal areas to 152 cm in the central mountains. The moderate rainy season is considered to last from May to October, with the heaviest accumulations occurring during July and August.

Culture

National Bird
(Brown Pelican)

The culture of St. Kitts & Nevis could best be described as festive and vibrant with a variety of carnivals and outdoor celebrations taking place throughout the year. Over 50% of the country is actively religious and the primary denomination is Catholic. Christmas in particular is an extremely social time of year with the Carnival Masquerade, the National Carnival Queen Pageant, the Miss Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant, and the Junior Calypso Show. In the summer the island of St. Kitts hosts a musical festival including jazz, salsa, soca, calypso, and steelpan music. In keeping with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" spirit, St. Kitts & Nevis is known for its rum manufacturing distilled from local sugar cane.

Economy

Passport

The economy of St. Kitts & Nevis traditionally lied within the sugar cane industry, however tourism, manufacturing, salt mining, and offshore banking have replaced a large percentage of the overall economy. Although 39% of the total land area is devoted to crops (the two primary crops are sugar cane and peanuts), the vast majority of produce and poultry is required to be imported along with key energy resources such as natural gas and oil. Local harvests of sweet potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, and fish help supply the community, but the demand for agricultural products and common staple goods require scheduled imports from the U.S and Canada. St. Kitts and Nevis is a member of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), and the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications (ECTEL) Authority. Asset Protection Services International offers Citizenship by Investment programs as well as incorporation services for Business Companies, Foundations, International Exempt Trusts and Limited Liability Companies in the jurisdiction of St Kitts and Nevis.

Geography

Regional Map

National Map

St. Kitts & Nevis is located in the Leeward Islands in the West Indies and has a total land mass of just 270 square kilometers. Saint Kitts is a longitudinal island at 180 square kilometers while the smaller island Nevis, which sits 3 kilometers to the south of St. Kitts, has a total land mass of 93 square kilometers. Both islands are comprised primarily of volcanic rock. The virtually round island of Nevis features the highest national point that is a dormant volcano called Mount Liamuiga at 1,156 meters above sea level. St. Kitts is home to a 270 acre great salt pond natural preserve for a wide range of biodiversity.

History

National Flag

Coat of Arms

The islands of St. Kitts & Nevis were alleged to have been first spotted by Christopher columbus in 1493. In time the islands became known to ship captains for their fresh water, fertile soil, and large salt deposits. In 1624 the colony of Saint Christopher became the first English colony in the Caribbean. One year later the French joined the English colony in an attempt to out-populate the local Kalinago, whom had grown suspicious of the foreign presence. Such suspicion proved accurate as the combined English and French forces committed genocide murdering over 2,000 Kalinago men. Their bodies were dumped into a river where the blood was said to flow for days giving rise to the name "Bloody River". The few remaining Kalinago Indians were then deported. The islands remained a strategic military outpost for centuries and a central location of slave labor to harvest tobacco, sugar cane and salt. The French, English and Spanish fought over control of the islands until the Treaty of Ultrecht was signed in 1713, which ceded St. Kitts to the British in perpetuity.

Interesting Facts

Capital
Basseterre

Official Language
English

Government
Parliamentary Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy

Laws
Common Law

Independence Day
September 19th, 1983

Total Area
261 Km2

Population
60,000

GDP
$557 Million

Currency
East Caribbean Dollar
(XCD)

Driving
Left

Internet
.kn

Calling Code
+1 (869)