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Nevis

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Coordinates: 17°09′N 62°35′W / 17.150°N 62.583°W / 17.150; -62.583

State o Nevis

Banner o Nevis
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Coat o airms
Motto: "Kintra Abuin Sel"

Location o Nevis
Caipital
and largest city
Charlestown
17°20′N 62°45′W / 17.333°N 62.750°W / 17.333; -62.750
Offeecial leidsInglis
Demonym(s)Nevisian
Govrenment
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Premier
Vance Amory

Eustace John
Christen Springette
Unthirldom
• frae the Unitit Kinrick
19 September 1983
Aurie
• Total
93 km2 (36 sq mi) (207th)
Population
• 2006 census
12,106[2]
• Density
130/km2 (336.7/sq mi) (nae ranked)
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
• Total
$726 million[3]
• Per capita
$13,429[3]
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
• Tot
$557 million[3]
• Per capita
$10,315[3]
HDI (2007)Decrease 0.825
verra heich · 54t
CurrencyEast Caribbean dollar ($) (XCD)
Time zoneUTC-4 (-4)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy (CE)
Drivin sideleft
Cawin code+1 869
Internet TLD.kn
Airport
Vance W. Amory International
IATA: NEV, ICAO: TKPN
Elevation 35 ft. (11 m)

Nevis is a smaw island in the Caribbean Sea that forms pairt o the inner arc o the Leeward Islands chain o the Wast Indies.

References

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  1. The Deputy Govrenor-General o Nevis is appyntit bi the Govrenor-General o Saunt Kitts an Nevis, tae assent or wihauld assent tae ony bill passed bi the Nevis Island Assembly an tae perform ither functions o the office o Govrenor-General on Her Majesty's behauf relatin tae Nevis, as the Govrenor-General mey specify. See Chapter III, Sections 23 o the Constitution.
  2. Population nummer frae the Meenistry o Finance, Nevis Financial Services Development & Marketing Department, Quickfacts[deid airtin]. Retrieved 8 August 2006. For an aulder breakdoun bi pairish, see the Stateestics Department Nevis August 2002 table, uised bi IFLA/UNESCO in Kintra report on the public an schuil librar sectors o Nevis Archived 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, subsection 5ii. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
  3. a b c d "Saint Kitts and Nevis". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 Apryle 2010.