Saint Kitts and Nevis with the capital city Basseterre is located in North America (Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea). It covers some 261 square kilometres (one and a half times the size of Washington, DC) with 39,000 citizens.

About the flag and history of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red; green signifies the island's fertility, red symbolizes the struggles of the people from slavery, yellow denotes year-round sunshine, and black represents the African heritage of the people; the white stars stand for the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but can also express hope and liberty, or independence and optimism.

Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.

National administrative regions of Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Christ Church Nichola Town
• Saint Anne Sandy Point
• Saint George Basseterre
• Saint George Gingerland
• Saint James Windwa
• Saint John Capesterre
• Saint John Figtree
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (general)
• Saint Mary Cayon
• Saint Paul Capesterre
• Saint Paul Charlestown
• Saint Peter Basseterre
• Saint Thomas Lowland
• Saint Thomas Middle Island
• Trinity Palmetto Point

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