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St Kitts-Nevis
 
Capital: Basseterre
Area size (Land only): 261.6 sq. km Approximately the size of Malta
Time zone: GMT -4
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Area code: (+) 869
Driving: Left
Climate description: The tropical, temperate islands with over 135 km of coastline experience a constant sea breeze and little seasonal temperature variation, making them ideal for growing sugarcane. The islands experience heavy rains from May to November.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
English is the official language.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 0.1 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 0.1 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 0.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
The majority of the population descends from African slaves and European colonisers. There are also British, Indian and Pakistani minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Protestant 76 percent (including Anglicans and Methodists), Catholic 11 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 32.2 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 32.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 32.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 32.2 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 32.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 32.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 32.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 32.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1951
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
88 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent


Average life expectancy
2005 No data available years
2004 No data available years
2003 No data available years
2002 70.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 70.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 70.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
No data available years

Life expectancy - female
No data available years

Infant mortality
2007 16 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 17 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 18 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 18 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 19 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 20 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 20 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 21 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 18 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 19 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 20 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 21 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 54 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 51 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 49 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 39 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 51 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 44 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
2003-2005 15 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average 10 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 11 percent FAO 2006
1999-2001average No data available percent
1998-2000average No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water
2006 99 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 99 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 98 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 96 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 95 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average
2004 97.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 No data available percent
2002 97.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 97.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 97.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
No data available percent

Literacy - female
No data available percent

Landlines telephones
2008 406 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 406 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 415 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 413 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 420 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 491 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 497 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 482 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 476 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers
2008 1468 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 1468 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 1286 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 1038 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 598 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 459 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 106 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 45 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 26 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Internet users
No data available per 1,000 people (2005)

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 Not ranked
2007 Not ranked
2006 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 9990 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 9260 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 8440 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 7920 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 6780 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 6510 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 6450 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 6490 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP
2007 0.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 0.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 0.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 0.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 0.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 0.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 0.3 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 0.3 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth
2006 5.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 4.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 9.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 0.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 0.9 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 2.0 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 2.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2007 3.0 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 10.3 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 2.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 0.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 2.1 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 1.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 2.0 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 5.1 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians
2000-2004 No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004 119 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 117 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 117 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 9 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 9 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 9 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 9 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 10 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 10 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 10 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 10 per 100,000 people WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2008 4 UNHCR
2007 2 UNHCR
2006 2 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 31 UNHCR
2004 1 UNHCR
2003 No data available
2002 No data available
2001 No data available
2000 No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available

Landmine casualties per year
2004 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 9.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 4.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 7.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 7.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 2.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 3.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 3.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 3.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 3.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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