Transnational_issues of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Disputes - international: | joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea |
Illicit drugs: | transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity |