History UsefulNotes / SaintKittsAndNevis

* Creator/CicelyTyson's parents were Nevisians who immigrated at New York in the early 20th century.
* Louis Farrakhan, current leader of the Nation of Islam, has a Kittitian mother.

* '''Area:''' 261 km
(101 sq mi) (187th)

** Governor-General: Sir Tapley Seaton
** Prime Minister: Timothy Harris
** Speaker of the National Assembly: Anthony Michael Perkins

The British and French later fought for control over St. Kitts in the late 17th century, with the British winning out and the French ceding the territory to the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom Kingdom of Great Britain]] in 1713. St. Kitts became the richest British colony per capita in the Caribbean at the turn of the 18th century due to their sugar production. St. Kitts and Nevis were originally viewed and governed as different states, but islands were merged together along with UsefulNotes/{{Anguilla}} in the late 19th century and became a Commonwealth associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The Anguillians rebelled and separated from the others in 1977, and Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent in 1983, becoming the newest independent country in the Americas. Relations between the two islands still remain strained, however, with Nevis accusing Saint Kitts of neglecting its needs and unsuccessfully attempting to separate from Saint Kitts with a independence referendum on August 1998.

The British and French later fought for control over St. Kitts in the late 17th century, with the British winning out and the French ceding the territory to Britain in 1713, and St. Kitts became the richest British colony per capita in the Caribbean at the turn of the 18th century due to their sugar production. St. Kitts and Nevis were originally viewed and governed as different states, but islands were merged together along with UsefulNotes/{{Anguilla}} in the late 19th century and became a Commonwealth associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The Anguillians rebelled and separated from the others in 1977, and Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent in 1983, becoming the newest independent country in the Americas. Relations between the two islands still remain strained, however, with Nevis accusing Saint Kitts of neglecting its needs and unsuccessfully attempting to separate from Saint Kitts with a independence referendum on August 1998.

First settled by the English in 1623, the French soon followed and partitioned the island. They were met by resistance from the Kalinago natives of the island, and 3 years later, the English and French settlers joined forces to slaughter the Kalinago. The English and French colonies were soon destroyed by the Spanish in 1629, and the settlers who were there were deported back to their home countries. However, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} soon permitted the re-establishment of the English and French colonies as part of the Anglo-Spanish War settlement in 1630. Saint Kitts soon became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean, with the British settling the islands of [[UsefulNotes/AntiguaAndBarbuda Antigua]], UsefulNotes/{{Anguilla}}, UsefulNotes/{{Montserrat}}, and Tortola, and the French settling the Guadeloupe archipelago, Martinique and St. Barts.

First settled by the English in 1623, the French soon followed and partitioned the island. They were met by resistance from the Kalinago natives of the island, and 3 years later, the English and French settlers joined forces to slaughter the Kalinago. The English and French colonies were soon destroyed by the Spanish in 1629, and the settlers who were there were deported back to their home countries. However, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} soon permitted the re-establishment of the English and French colonies as part of the Anglo-Spanish War settlement in 1630. Saint Kitts soon became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean, with the British settling the islands of [[UsefulNotes/AntiguaAndBarbuda Antigua]], UsefulNotes/{{Anguilla}}, Montserrat and Tortola, and the French settling the Guadeloupe archipelago, Martinique and St. Barts.

First settled by the English in 1623, the French soon followed and partitioned the island. They were met by resistance from the Kalinago natives of the island, and 3 years later, the English and French settlers joined forces to slaughter the Kalinago. The English and French colonies were soon destroyed by the Spanish in 1629, and the settlers who were there were deported back to their home countries. However, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} soon permitted the re-establishment of the English and French colonies as part of the Anglo-Spanish War settlement in 1630. Saint Kitts soon became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean, with the British settling the islands of [[UsefulNotes/AntiguaAndBarbuda Antigua]], Anguilla, Montserrat and Tortola, and the French settling the Guadeloupe archipelago, Martinique and St. Barts.

First settled by the English in 1623, the French soon followed and partitioned the island. They were met by resistance from the Kalinago natives of the island, and 3 years later, the English and French settlers joined forces to slaughter the Kalinago. The English and French colonies were soon destroyed by the Spanish in 1629, and the settlers who were there were deported back to their home countries. However, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}} soon permitted the re-establishment of the English and French colonies as part of the Anglo-Spanish War settlement in 1630, and Saint Kitts soon became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean, with the British settling the islands of Antigua, Anguilla, Montserrat and Tortola, and the French settling the Guadeloupe archipelago, Martinique and St. Barts.

First settled by the English in 1623, the French soon followed and partitioned the island. They were met by resistance from the Kalinago natives of the island, and 3 years later, the English and French settlers joined forces to slaughter the Kalinago. The English and French colonies were soon destroyed by the Spanish in 1629, and the settlers who were there were deported back to their home countries. However, Spain soon permitted the re-establishment of the English and French colonies as part of the Anglo-Spanish War settlement in 1630, and Saint Kitts soon became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean, with the British settling the islands of Antigua, Anguilla, Montserrat and Tortola, and the French settling the Guadeloupe archipelago, Martinique and St. Barts.

The smallest country in the Western Hemisphere in both population and size, Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, are a pair of islands in the Leeward Islands chain of the Caribbean. The islands were one of the first in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans, and Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean, being nicknamed "The Mother Colony of the West Indies".

** Monarch: Elizabeth II

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Liamuiga (1156 m/3,793 ft) (161st)

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Liamuiga (1156 m/3,793 ft) (146th)

* '''Highest point:''' Mount Liamuiga (1156 m/3,793 ft) (164th)

* '''Country calling code:''' [[UsefulNotes/NorthAmericanNumberingPlan 1]] (area code 869)

* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' KN

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