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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis: The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis,〔Both the names Saint Christopher and Saint Kitts are given in the (Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis ).〕 is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population. The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows". Historically, the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, which was then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Sint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. To the east and northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the southeast is the small uninhabited island of Redonda, and the island of Montserrat, which currently has an active volcano (see Soufrière Hills.) Saint Kitts and Nevis were amongst the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans. Saint Kitts was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest nation on Earth to ever host a World Cup event; it was one of the host venues of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. == General reference == * Pronunciation: * Common English country names: Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Christopher and Nevis * Official English country names: The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): * Demonym(s): * Etymology: Name of Saint Kitts and Nevis * ISO country codes: KN, KNA, 659 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KN * Internet country code top-level domain: .kn 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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