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  2. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Saint Kitts - Wikipedia

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    Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

  4. History of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia

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    The St. Kitts Sugar Producers Association built a central factory for sugar refining and a railway for transportation in 1912. The London Electric Theatre opened on St. Kitts in 1917. A telephone system was built on St. Kitts in 1896 and included Nevis by 1913. Nevis' first automobile arrived in 1912, a Ford Model T.

  5. Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia

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    Saint Kitts and Nevis, along with Anguilla, were federated in 1882. After a brief period as part of the West Indies Federation, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. [1] Both Nevis and Anguilla were unhappy at St Kitts's domination of the federation, with Anguilla unilaterally declaring independence in 1967.

  6. Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia

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    Common English country names: Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Christopher and Nevis; Official English country names: The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Saint Kitts and Nevis; ISO country codes: KN, KNA, 659

  7. Basseterre - Wikipedia

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    Wesleyan Chapel, Basseterre, St. Christopher's, West Indies (1850) [3] Basseterre was founded in 1627 by the French, under Sieur Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc.It served as the capital of the French colony of Saint-Christophe, which consisted of the northern and southern extremities of the island of St. Kitts (the centre was yielded to Britain).

  8. British West Indies - Wikipedia

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    British West Indies in 1900 BWI in red and pink (blue islands are other territories with English as an official language). The British West Indies (BWI) were the territories in the West Indies under British rule, including Anguilla, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada ...

  9. Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia

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    Turkish Embassy in Santo Domingo is accredited to St. Kitts and Nevis. [35] Trade volume between the two countries was 5.9 million USD in 2019. [35] United Kingdom: 19 September 1983: See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United Kingdom relations. Saint Kitts and Nevis established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983. [1]