Saint Kitts and Nevis

Carib Indians occupied the islands for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. The islands became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. 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.
==Economical characteristics==
* Currency: East Caribbean dollar (ISO code: XCD)
* This country does not seem to have a central bank.
* Central bank discount rate: 6.5% (31 December 2008)
* Commercial banks lending rate: 8.69% (31 December 2008)
* Stock of money (M1): $107.2 million (31 December 2008)
* Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $680.6 million (31 December 2008)
===Statistics===
Statistic / Year 	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003 	2004	2005	2006 	2007	2008
GDP (million USD)World Bank. "Saint Kitts and Nevis: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	305 	326 	343 	351 	363 	400 	439 	489 	512 	543
Govt. debt (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Kitts and Nevis: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	95.818	 	
Govt. revenue (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Kitts and Nevis: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30. 	 	 	 	 	38.078	 	 	29.785	 	
Govt. expenses (% of GDP)World Bank. "Saint Kitts and Nevis: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-09-30.	 	 	 	 	36.864	 	 	30.240	 	
Debt to revenue (years) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3.217 	 	
==References==
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
==External links==
* Saint Kitts and Nevis on Wikipedia
Category:Countries