Nevis British West Indies

Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a singular nation state. Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago about 350 kilometres east-southeast of Puerto Ri…
Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a singular nation state. Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago about 350 kilometres east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 kilometres west of Antigua. Its area is 93 square kilometres and the capital is Charlestown.
  • Capital and largest city: Charlestown
  • Official languages: English
  • Government: Parliamentary democracy under a federal constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: Nevis Island Assembly
  • GDP (PPP): 2009 estimate
  • GDP (nominal): 2009 estimate
  • HDI (2007): 0.825 · very high (54th)

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