St. kitts & nevis
- Conventional Long Form Name of country: Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis
- Capital City(ies): Basseterre
- Type of Government: parliamentary democracy and commonwealth realm
- Date of Independence: September 19th, 1983
- National Holiday(s) [date and event]: Independence Day; September 19th
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Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
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Head of Government: Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor
- Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister. Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: unicameral National Assembly
- Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: ECSC and Queen with chief justices
- Suffrage (who is allowed to vote): 18 years of age; universal
- Name of THEIR ambassador to the U.S.: Jacinth L. Henry-Martin
- Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
- Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in U.S.: Los Angeles, New York
- Name of U.S. ambassador to THEM: Not applicable
- Location of U.S. embassy THERE: Not applicable
- Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE: Not applicable
- Name of country's representative to UN:
- National Symbols: brown pelican
- Symbolism of 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; green signifies the island's fertility, red symbolizes the struggles of the people from slavery, yellow denotes year-round sunshine, and black represents the African heritage of the people; the white stars stand for the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but can also express hope and liberty, or independence and optimism