Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (pronounced /seɪnt ˌkɪts ænd ˈniːvɪs/ ( listen ) , also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis ), [ 2 ] located in the Leeward Islands , is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies . It is the smallest sovereign nation
Barbados
Once a Portuguese territorial possession known as os Barbados , in 1625 it became English , and later a British colony . [ 4 ] The island has an estimated population of 275,338 people, [ 5 ] with around 80,000 living in or around Bridgetown , the largest city and the country's capital.
Saint Kitts
It has a land area of about 68 sq. miles (168 km²), being 18 by 5 miles (29 by 8 km). Saint Kitts has a population of around 35,000, the majority of whom are mainly of African descent . The primary language is English , with a literacy rate of approximately 98%. Residents call themselves
Trinidad and Tobago
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (pronounced /ˌtrɪnɪdæd ænd toʊˈbeɪgoʊ/ ( listen ) ) is an archipelagic state [ 3 ] in the southern Caribbean , lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles . It shares maritime boundaries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The island now known as Saint Vincent was originally named "Hairouna, The Land Of The Blessed" by the native Caribs. The Caribs aggressively prevented European settlement on St. Vincent until the 18th century. At that time, formerly enslaved Africans , who had either been shipwrecked or who
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua was first settled by Archaic Age hunter-gatherer Amerindians , erroneously referred to as Siboney or Ciboney . Carbon-dating has established that the earliest settlements started around 3100 BCE. They were succeeded by the Ceramic Age pre-Columbian Arawak-speaking Saladoid people who
History of Saint Kitts and Nevis
quickly dispersed the Igneri, and forced them northwards to the Greater Antilles . They named Saint Kitts Liamuiga meaning "fertile island", and Nevis Oualie meaning "land of beautiful waters". The islands of Liamuiga and Oualie marked the furthest the Kalinago ever reached northwards
Nevis
IATA: NEV, ICAO: TKPN 4,002 ft. (1,220 m) The east coast of Nevis , partially protected by coral reefs . Long Haul Bay in the foreground. Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis . Part of the west coast of Nevis including the location of Nelson's Spring. Nevis (pronounced
Grenada
Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George's . The national bird
Anguilla
because of the island's eel-like shape. Anguilla was first colonised by English settlers from Saint Kitts , beginning in 1650. [ 6 ] The French temporarily took over the island in 1666 but under the Treaty of Breda it was returned to English control. Other early arrivals included Europeans
