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St. Kitts & Nevis: Island Facts
St. Kitts Department of Tourism Pelican Mall, Bay Road, PO Box 132, Basseterre, St. Kitts (869) 465-2620 or (869) 465-4040; fax (869) 465-8794
Nevis Tourist Office Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis (869) 469-1042; fax (869) 469-1066
St. Kitts and Nevis Tourist Boards - US- 414 75th Street, New York, NY 10021
(212) 535-1234 or (800) 582-6208; fax (212) 734-6511
- 1464 Whippoorwill Way, Mountainside, NJ 07092
(908) 232-6701; fax (908) 233-0485
- 8700 Bryn Mawr, Suite 800 S, Chicago, IL 60631
(312) 714-5015; fax (312) 714-4910
St. Kitts and Nevis Tourist Board - Canada 11 Yorkville Ave, Suite 508, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W1L3 (416) 921-7717; fax (416) 921-7997
St. Kitts and Nevis Tourist Board - UK 10 Kensington Ct, London W8 5DL (071) 376-0881; fax (071) 937-3611
St. Kitts and Nevis Tourist Board - Germany Postfach 2211, D-61293 Bad Homburg 1, Germany 49 6173 66747; fax 49 6173 640969
St. Kitts and Nevis Hotel Association Box 438, Basseterre, St. Kitts (869) 465-5304
Kantours Liverpool Row, Basseterre, St. Kitts Telephone (869) 465-2098
The official currency of St. Kitts and Nevis is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$), although the U.S. Dollar is widely accepted. The United Nations offers exchange rate information.
These events have a tendency to change venue and date rapidly. We strongly suggest calling or writing the Tourist Board to get exact information.
- New Year's Day, January 1
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- May Day, first Monday in May
- Whit Monday, end of May
- Queen's Birthday, June
- Independance Day, September 19
- Christmas Day, December 25
The official language of St. Kitts and Nevis is English, spoken with a heavy West Indian accent.
The population of St. Kitts and Nevis was last estimated at 40,000 in 2009. About 78 percent live on St. Kitts with the remaining 22 percent residing on Nevis.
When calling the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis from the U.S., the area code 869 is followed by a seven digit local number.
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