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<text id=93CT1195>
<title>
St. Kitts & Nevis--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and
Nevis</l>
<l> conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis</l>
<l> former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SC
</p>
<p>Type: constitutional monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Basseterre
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 14 parishs; Christ Church Nichola
Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint
George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre,
Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre,
Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas
Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
</p>
<p>Independence: 19 September 1983 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 19 September 1983
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English common law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: People's Action Movement (PAM),
Dr. Kennedy SIMMONDS; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKNLP),
Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS; Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), Simeon
DANIEL; Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), Vance AMORY
</p>
<p>Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Assembly: last held 21 March 1989 (next to be held
by 21 March 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats
- (14 total, 11 elected) PAM 6, SKNLP 2, NRP 2, CCM 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime
minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor General Sir Clement Athelston ARRINDELL
(since 19 September 1983, previously Governor General of the
Associated State since NA November 1981)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Dr. Kennedy Alphonse
SIMMONDS (since 19 September 1983, previously Premier of the
Associated State since NA February 1980); Deputy Prime Minister
Sydney Earl MORRIS (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD,
ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IMF, INTERPOL, OAS, OECS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Minister-Counselor (Deputy Chief of
Mission), Charge d'Affaires ad interim Aubrey Eric HART</l>
<l> chancery: Suite 608, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC
20037</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 833-3550</l>
</list>
<p>US diplomatic representation: no official presence since the
Charge d'Affaires resides in Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
</p>
<p>Flag: divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad
black band bearing two white five-pointed stars; the black band
is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower
triangle is red
</p></body></article></text>