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Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands. According to the 2001 census the combined population of Saint Kitts and Nevis was 46,325 in 2001 (compared to 40,613 in 1991), of which 35,217 were in Saint Kitts and 11,108 in Nevis. [3] The population of St Kitts and Nevis in 2011 was 46,398. [4]
The initial arrival of Africans in St. Kitts and Nevis was in the late 17th century as a result of the slave trade. [2] St Kitts, the largest of the two islands, has geography well suited for sugar plantations, but was plagued by colonial warfare in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. [3]
St. Kitts and Nevis allows foreigners to obtain the status of St. Kitts and Nevis citizen by means of a government sponsored investment programme called Citizenship-by-Investment. [ 68 ] [ 1 ] Established in 1984, St. Kitts and Nevis's citizenship programme is the oldest prevailing economic citizenship programme of this kind in the world.
George Astaphan, born in St. Kitts, was a physician who gave steroids to the sprinter Ben Johnson. Imruh Bakari, born in St. Kitts, film maker and writer. Hutchens C. Bishop, pre-civil-rights-era clergyman who led the 1917 Negro Silent Protest Parade in New York, U.S. [23] Robert Bradshaw, first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Indigenous peoples in Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Saint Kitts and Nevis" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 ...
A substantial portion of the white population in Saint Kitts and Nevis claims descent from Irish and Scottish prisoners exiled to the islands during the rule of Oliver Cromwell. [2] By 1805, 1,500 whites lived on the island of Saint Kitts and 1,300 lived on Nevis. [3] The English were the first Europeans to colonize St. Kitts. [4]
Ethnic groups in Saint Kitts and Nevis (2 C, 3 P) ... Demographics of Saint Kitts and Nevis This page was last edited on 12 May 2022, at 23:54 (UTC). Text ...
While some countries make classifications based on broad ancestry groups or characteristics such as skin color (e.g., the white ethnic category in the United States and some other countries), other countries use various ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or religious factors for classification. Ethnic groups may be subdivided into subgroups, which ...