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Nevis has continued developing its own legislation, such as The Nevis International Insurance Ordinance and the Nevis International Mutual Funds Ordinance of 2004, [55] but calls for secession are often based on concerns that the legislative authority of the Nevis Island Administration might be challenged again in the future.
Saint Kitts and Nevis (/-ˈ k ɪ t s ... ˈ n iː v ɪ s / ⓘ), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, [7] is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
Nippon (official, English), (日本) (official, Japanese), Nihon (alternate, more common reading of 日本 in Japanese), Yamato (大和) or Wa (倭) (historic, ancient Japan, derogatory), Ōyashima (大八洲) (meaning the country of eight great islands, historic), Cipangu/Zipangu or Gipangu (appeared in The Travels of Marco Polo in the 13th ...
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Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).
Nevis, Iran, a village in Qom Province; Nevis, Minnesota, small town in the US; Petit Nevis, a small privately owned island in the Grenadines; Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, located in Scotland; Glen Nevis, a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland; Loch Nevis, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, not associated with ...
Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as "The Narrows". Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s. [2] [3] Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983. [4]
The yellow stripes represent the sunshine the islands enjoy all year round, and the black epitomises the people's African origins. [2] [4] The two stars on the black band symbolise the two islands as well as hope and liberty. [2] [4] [7] The official meaning behind the flag's symbols was formulated by Edrice Lewis, the same person who designed ...