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 Saint Kitts and Nevis (11/06)
Kitts and Nevis has a bicameral legislature: An 11-member senate appointed by the governor general (mainly on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition); and an 11-member popularly elected house of representatives which has eight St. Kitts seats and three Nevis seats.
Kitts and Nevis has enjoyed a long history of free and fair elections, although the outcome of elections in 1993 was strongly protested by the opposition and the Eastern Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) was briefly deployed to restore order.
Kitts and Nevis was the last sugar monoculture in the Eastern Caribbean until the government decided to close the sugar industry following the 2005 harvest after decades of losses at the state-run sugar company.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Kitts has been referred to as the "mother colony of the West Indies," a reflection of its status as the first English colony in the Caribbean.
Kitts and Nevis remained an associated state until it declared full independence in 1983 (the last of the associated states to do so).
The political history of St. Kitts and Nevis is closely intertwined with its economic development (or lack of it).
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis - A Virtual Travel to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is a part of the Leeward Islands group lying about 200 miles southeast of Puerto Rico and to the north of the Windward group.
Kitts' economy is based largely on sugar cultivation and tourism, additionally St.
NHCS was established in 1980 to conserve the natural, cultural and historic fabric of the Island of Nevis and her surrounding sea for all its people.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis — FactMonster.com
The chief settlement on Nevis is Charlestown, the birthplace of Alexander
Kitts and Nevis: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on St. Kitts and Nevisgeography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: History - History Saint Kitts and Nevis were visited by Columbus in 1493, but European settlement did not...
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 Welcome to St Kitts & Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 is once more trying to separate from the Saint Kitts.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Saint Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis (or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis), located in the Leeward Islands is a unitary island nation in the Caribbean, and the smallest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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 AllRefer.com - Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, island nation (1995 est.
The nation consists of the islands of Saint Kitts, also called Saint Christopher (68 sq mi/176 sq km), Nevis (50 sq mi/130 sq km), and Sombrero (2 sq mi/5.2 sq km).
The chief settlement on Nevis is Charlestown, the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton.
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 st. kitts and nevis map and information page
Discovered by Columbus in 1493, St. Kitts and Nevis were settled by the British and French in the early 17th Century.
Kitts is today a (growing in popularity) cruise ship destination, and the surrounding waters are a magnet for scuba divers and snorkelers.
Separated by a narrow channel from St. Kitts, Nevis is dominated by the remnants of a single volcano, and famed for its restored sugar plantations (now secluded inns), fl sand beaches and local charms.
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 St. Kitts History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Saint Kitts was originally settled by the French in 1627, while the British took Nevis a year later.
Over 150 year later, both islands came under British control but it took another hundred years for Saint Kitts and Nevis to gain their independence (1983).
There has been some dissension between the islands as Nevis began to agitate for separation from Saint Kitts over the issue of taxes but a 1998 referendum failed to settle the issue conclusively.
www.nationbynation.com /St.Kitts&Nevis/History1.html   (96 words)

  
 St. Kitts and Nevis: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
St. Kitts, the larger of the two islands, is roughly oval in shape except for a long, narrow peninsula to the southeast.
The circularly shaped Nevis is surrounded by coral reefs and the island is almost entirely a single mountain, Nevis Peak (3,232 ft [985 m]).
In 1990, the prime minister of Nevis announced that he intended to seek an end to the federation with St. Kitts by 1992, but a local election in June 1992 postponed the idea.
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 Facts About Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nevis continues in its efforts to try and separate from Saint Kitts.
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Sugar was the traditional mainstay of the Saint Kitts economy until the 1970s.
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 St. Kitts and Nevis - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: St. Kitts-Nevis are two islands located in the northern part of the leeward group of islands in the Caribbean Sea.
The territory consists of the St. Kitts (Saint Christopher) and Nevis Islands.
Kitts has a forest covered mountain range across the central part of the island which reaches the island's highest point of Mt. Misery, an extinct volcano, while Nevis is a dominated by a central peak at 985 metres (3,117 feet).
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 NationMaster - Statistics on Saint Kitts and Nevis. 684 facts and figures, stats and information on Kittitian-Nevisian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
NationMaster - Statistics on Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Shaded Relief) 1996 and
The islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are in the Caribbean (not the Pacific).
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 Geography Of Saint Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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 BUBL LINK: Saint kitts nevis
Kitts and Nevis: Official Web-Site of the Government of St. Kitts & Nevis
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Saint Kitts and Nevis, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
Basic reference information about Saint Kitts and Nevis, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
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 Geography des Antilles Discover des iles Guadeloupe Martinique Sint Maarten Dominica Northern Islands Saint Barthelemy ...
Saint Martin is situated in the centre of the West Indian[...]
The island of Saint Barthelemy is situated 18N and 63W, in the extreme North-Eastern zone of the Caribbean sea, 6,000 km from Paris, 2,500 km from New York, 180 km from Puerto Rico and 24 km (15 miles) south of Saint Martin.
Martinique is to the north (40 km) and the archipelago of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines lies to the south (32 km).
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 License Plates of St. Kitts and Nevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis) are a country in the Caribbean.
Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent from Great Britain in 1983.
The country is a parliamentary democratic state with the British queen as monarch.
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 Find in a Library: The historical geography of St. Kitts and Nevis, the West Indies.
Find in a Library: The historical geography of St. Kitts and Nevis, the West Indies.
The historical geography of St. Kitts and Nevis, the West Indies.
Subjects: Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Historical geography.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kitts and Nevis has a unicameral legislature, known as the National Assembly.
Emigration from St. Kitts and Nevis to the United States:[1]
Saint Kitts and Nevis travel guide from Wikitravel
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 Educational Geography Information -- Saint Kitts and Nevis
If you are travelling to Saint Kitts and Nevis you should first take a look at this page.
Any info you have on Saint Kitts and Nevis will come in handy when you go there.
If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages.
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 Geography Of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Kitts and Nevis Information - Country Guides
Geography Of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Kitts and Nevis Information - Country Guides
total: 261 sq km (saint kitts 168 sq km; nevis 93 sq km)
Introduction and Background to Saint Kitts and Nevis
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Information on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
CIA World Factbook - Saint Kitts and Nevis, provides the flag, a political map, geography, people, and more.
Governments on the WWW - Saint Kitts and Nevis, provides links to government web sites and web sites with political and general information.
Official Web-Site of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, government and general information on St. Kitts and Nevis.
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 Map and References for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Data and Statistics on Saint Kitts and Nevis - Data and Statistics on Saint Kitts and Nevis - From the World Fact Book.
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag - Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag - divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad fl band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the fl band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red.
Saint Kitts and Nevis Ethnologue - Saint Kitts and Nevis Ethnologue - The languagues of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Gurupedia
Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The country has two main islands, Saint Kitts and
List of cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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 Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
On Sept. 18, 1983, at the time of its independence from Britain, St. Kitts and Nevis hoisted the current flag.
It has green (for fertility), red (for the struggle against slavery and colonialism), and fl (for African heritage).
The yellow flanking stripes are for sunshine, and the two stars, one for each island, are for hope and liberty.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO: UNESCO
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO: UNESCO
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Latin America and the Caribbean
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Offshore - Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Information
Saint Kitts and Nevis Offshore - Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Information
Red Sea Management provides Saint Kitts and Nevis offshore incorporation, Saint Kitts and Nevis offshore asset protection and a full range of services.
In 1997 some leaders in Nevis were urging separation from Saint Kitts on the basis that Nevis was paying far more in taxes than it was receiving in government services, but the vote on cessation failed in August 1998.
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Information
The island of St Kitts is also known as St Christopher »» More
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