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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park on St. Kitts is home to one of the best-preserved 17th and 18th century fortifications in the Americas. The English and the French shared control of the island between 1627 and 1713 and often fought for control of the fort until the 1783 Treaty of Paris restored St. Kitts and Nevis and Brimstone Hill to British rule.
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Geography

Area

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People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Saint Kitts and Nevis. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 147

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 153

Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 78

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 147

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 146

Environment

Government

National coat of arms

The coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis features a Carib that represents the original inhabitants of the islands, and a fleur-de-lis and rose that represent the French and English who arrived in the 1620s. The shield also features the poinciana (the national flower) and a traditional boat. Three hands hold the torch, which represents the quest for freedom: the hand of an African, a European, and a person of mixed ethnicity. Pelicans (the national bird) support the shield, with a sugarcane plant and a coconut tree that symbolize the land.

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 172

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 76

Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 92

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 103

Exports

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Imports

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

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Heliports

comparison ranking: 150

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 53

Military and Security

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