1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Budget
(1983 est.) revenues, $161.5 million; current expenditures, $164.3 million; development expenditures, $30.6 million
Climate
subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; one rainy season (May to November)
Coastline
135 km
Comparative area
about twice the size of Washington, D. C.
Contiguous zone
24 nm
Environment
lies within Caribbean hurricane belt
Ethnic divisions
mainly of black African descent
Extended economic zone
200 nm
External debt
$225 million (1983), external debt ratio 4.5% (1983)
Fiscal year
calendar year
Land use
22% arable land; 17% permanent crops; 3% meadows and pastures; 17% forest and woodland; 41% other
Language
English
Literacy
St. Christopher and Nevis (continued)
Monetary conversion rate
85.9 Rwanda francs=US$l (November 1986)
Nationality
noun — Kittsian(s), Nevisian(s); adjective — Kittsian, Nevisian
Population
54,775 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 2.96%
Religion
Anglican, other Protestant sects, Roman Catholic
Special notes
none
Terrain
volcanic with mountainous interiors
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
360 km2; land area: 360 km2
Communications
Airfields
8 total, 8 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Branches
Army, paramilitary, Gendarmerie
Civil air
1 major transport aircraft
Highways
5,000 km total; 460 km paved, 1,725 km gravel and/or improved earth, 2,700 km unimproved
Inland waterways
Lac Kivu navigable by shallow draft barges and native craft
Military manpower
males 15-49, 1,415,000; 725,000 fit for military service; no conscription Caribbean Sea
Railroads
none
Telecommunications
fair system with low-capacity radio-relay system centered on Kigali; 6,600 telephones (0.1 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 5 FM, and no TV stations; SYMPHONIE satellite station, 1 Indian Ocean satellite station Defense Forces