Saint Kitts and Nevis
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 39,349 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 72.66 years
male: 69.81 years female: 75.69 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese | Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| English | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.8% male: NA% female: NA% (2003 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| parliamentary democracy | Basseterre | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 19 September 1983 (from UK) | Independence Day, 19 September (1983) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| 19 September 1983 | based on English common law | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $453 million (2005) | 4.9% (2005 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $8,200 (2005 est.) | 4.5% (1997) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| NA% | 8.7% (2005 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $70 million (2004 est.) | $405 million (2004 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| East Caribbean dollar (XCD) | ||
| Military expenditures | ||
| NA | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago | 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) | arable land | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 10,000 (2004) | .kn | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 50 (2006) | 10,000 (2002) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 2 (2006) | 50 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 320 km | ||
