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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Contents
- Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Environment of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Natural geographic features of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Government and politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Executive branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Legislative branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Judicial branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- International organization membership
- Law and order in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Military of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- History of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Culture of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Art in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sports in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Economy and infrastructure of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Infrastructure of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- References
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis, is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population.
The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".
Historically, the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, which was then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.
Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Sint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. To the east and northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the southeast is the small uninhabited island of Redonda, and the island of Montserrat, which currently has an active volcano (see Soufrière Hills.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis were amongst the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans. Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest nation on Earth to ever host a World Cup event; it was one of the host venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Environment of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Natural geographic features of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Government and politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Executive branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Legislative branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Judicial branch of the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis
International organization membership
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is a member of: