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Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Introduction Key Economic Facts U.S. Embassy Saint Kitts and Nevis, part of the Lesser Antilles, is a two- Income Level (by per capita High Income U.S. Embassy Bridgetown island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. Proximate GNI): Wildey Business Park countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and GDP, PPP (current international $1.46 billion (2019) St. Michael BB 14006 Puerto Rico. Most of the islands are $): Barbados, W.I. mountainous. The government system is GDP growth (annual %): 2.84% (2019) Phone: (246) 227-4000 a parliamentary democracy and a GDP per capita, PPP (current $27,608.13 (2019) U.S. Embassy in Grenada Commonwealth realm; the chief of state is international $): Lance Aux Epines the queen of the United Kingdom, and the External debt stocks, total $202,732,000.00 (2010) St. George's head of government is the prime minister. Saint Kitts and (DOD, current US$): Grenada Nevis has a mixed economic system in which there is a Manufacturing, value added (% 6.04% (2019) Phone: (+1 473) 444-1173 to 6 variety of private freedom, combined with centralized of GDP): https://bb.usembassy.gov/embassy/bridgetown/countries- economic planning and Current account balance (BoP, -$0.07 billion (2018) current US$): government regulation. Saint we-serve/st-kitts-nevis/ Kitts and Nevis is a member of Inflation, consumer prices -1.04% (2018) (annual %): the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Unemployment, total (% of 5.10% (2001) total labor force) (modeled ILO Organization of Eastern estimate): Caribbean States (OECS). Imports of goods and services $0.59 billion (2018) (current US$): Location: Caribbean Exports of goods and services $0.61 billion (2018) Capital City: Basseterre (-4 GMT) (current US$): Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General Samuel W.T. Seaton GDP Composition % Head of Govt.: Prime Minister Timothy Harris Agriculture Services Industry Manufacturing Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD) Major Languages: <p>English (Official)</p> 67 26 Primary Religions: <p>Protestant 74.4% (includes 1 6 Anglican 20.6%, Methodist 19.1%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Church of God *Although Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures, it is also separately 6.8%, Moravian 5.5%, Baptist 4.8%, reported because it plays a critical role in economy. Seventh Day Adventist 4.7%, Rankings Evangelical 2.6%, Bretheren 1.8%, other .3%), Roman Catholic 6.7%, Index Rank Rastafarian 1.7%, Jehovah&#39;s KOF Index of Globalization 169 / 185 Witness 1.3%, other 7.6%, none 5.2%, unspecified 3.2%</p> Calling Code: 1-869 Voltage: 230 Key Websites Main Government Page: gov.kn Investment Promotion investstkitts.kn Agency: Country Memo Provided by: globalEDGE.msu.edu and EXPORT.GOV.
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