Saint Kitts and Nevis is the eighth smallest country in the world by area. This island country in the West Indies is located in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
Saint Kitts and Nevis were among the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans. The country has also been titled ‘The Mother Colony of the West Indies’. The official language of the country is English, and the currency is the East Caribbean dollar.
The country has been a major sugar exporter for centuries. Since independence in 1983, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has been an independent member of the Commonwealth, with the British monarch as its head of state. An appointed governor-general represents the crown.
The islands have a combined land area of 261 square kilometres, making it the smallest sovereign country in the Americas. The country has a population of 52,000 inhabitants. Capital city is Basseterre.