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Transportation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Airports:2 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Railways:total: 50 km
narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2006)
Roadways:total: 320 km
paved: 138 km
unpaved: 182 km (1999 est)
Merchant marine:total: 50 ships (1000 GRT or over) 261,556 GRT/381,593 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 36, chemical tanker 5, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 41 (Greece 1, Monaco 1, Russia 5, Spain 2, Syria 3, Tanzania 1, Turkey 6, UAE 19, Ukraine 3) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Basseterre, Charlestown

Saint Kitts and Nevis Quickstats

  • Population: 39,349 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 261 sq km
  • Density: 164 /km² (64th)
  • GDP (total): $339 million (213th)
  • GDP (per capita): $14,649 (47th)
  • Literacy: 97.8%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 869

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