Statistical information Saint Kitts and Nevis 1992
Saint Kitts and Nevis in the World
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: First settled by the British in 1623 the islands along with Anguilla became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. St. Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983.
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 269 km²
Land: 269 km²
Comparative: slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 135 km
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: none
Climate: subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Terrain: volcanic with mountainous interiors
Elevation
Natural resources: negligible
Land use
Land use: arable land: 22%; permanent crops: 17%; meadows and pastures 3%; forest and woodland 17%; other 41%
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Saint Kitts and Nevis - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 40,061 (July 1992), growth rate 0.3% (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s); adjective - Kittsian,
Nevisian
Nevisian
Ethnic groups: mainly of black African descent
Languages: English
Religions: Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 22 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 10 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: -9 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: subject to hurricanes (July to October)
Current issues note: located 320 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 22 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 69 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 98% (male 98%, female 98%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; formerly Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Basseterre
Administrative divisions:
14 parishs; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint
Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint
James Windward, Saint John Capisterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon,
Saint Paul Capisterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint
Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint
James Windward, Saint John Capisterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon,
Saint Paul Capisterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint
Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Dependent areas
Independence: 19 September 1983 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Constitution: 19 September 1983
Legal system: based on English common law
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
House of Assembly:
last held 21 March 1989 (next to be held by 21 March 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (14 total, 11 elected)
PAM 6, SKNLP 2, NRP 2, CCM 1
PAM 6, SKNLP 2, NRP 2, CCM 1
Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly
Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation:
ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, IBRD, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD,
IMF, INTERPOL, OAS, OECS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO
IMF, INTERPOL, OAS, OECS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO
Diplomatic representation:
Minister-Counselor (Deputy Chief of Mission),
Charge d'Affaires ad interim Aubrey Eric HART; Chancery at Suite 608, 2,100 M
Street NW, Washington, DC 20,037; telephone (202) 833-3,550
Charge d'Affaires ad interim Aubrey Eric HART; Chancery at Suite 608, 2,100 M
Street NW, Washington, DC 20,037; telephone (202) 833-3,550
US: no official presence since the Charge resides in Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
Diplomatic representation
Flag description
: divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is redNational symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview: The economy has historically depended on the growing and processing of sugarcane and on remittances from overseas workers. In recent years, tourism and export-oriented manufacturing have assumed larger roles.
GDP: exchange rate conversion - $146.6 million, per capita $3,650; real growth rate 2.1% (1990)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita ppp
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: cash crop - sugarcane; subsistence crops - rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fishing potential not fully exploited; most food imported
Industries: sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 11.8% (1988 est.), accounts for 17% of GDP
Labor force: 20,000 (1981)
Organized labor: 6,700
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 15% (1989)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $38.1 million; expenditures $68 million, including capital expenditures of $31.5 million (1991)
Public debt
Taxes and other revenues
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Current account balance
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $24.6 million (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: sugar, clothing, electronics, postage stamps
Partners: US 53%, UK 22%, Trinidad and Tobago 5%, OECS 5% (1988)
Imports: $103.2 million (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: foodstuffs, intermediate manufactures, machinery, fuels
Partners:
US 36%, UK 17%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, Canada 3%, Japan 3%,
OECS 4% (1988)
OECS 4% (1988)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity access
Electricity production: 15,800 kW capacity; 45 million kWh produced, 1,117 kWh per capita (1991)
Electricity consumption
Electricity exports
Electricity imports
Electricity installed generating capacity
Electricity transmission distribution losses
Electricity generation sources
Petroleum
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones fixed lines
Telephones mobile cellular
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet country code
Internet users
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports:
2 total, 2 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 1
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; none
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; none
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Airports with paved runways
Airports with unpaved runways
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Merchant marine
Ports and terminals
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
