Is Bigger Better? . . . Ask Saint Kitts.

At 104 square miles Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest Caribbean country and is the 8th smallest in the world. With a population of about 45,000, it is also has the least residents in the Caribbean. Few Caribbean's actually realize that the country consists of two islands that are separated by about 2 miles of water (the island of Saint Kitts and the island of Nevis). Many times they are both referred to as just Saint Kitts, which is the larger of the two islands. In fact there has been attempts to establish the two islands as separate states.

Although Saint Kitts. . . and Nevis are very small, they have a significant history. A few interesting facts are:

- Saint Kitts was the first British and French colony in the West Indies. The British established it as a colony in 1624, and then became the first French colony when they claimed it in in 1625. The island was used as a base to settle the rest of the new world. -Alexander Hamilton, was born in Nevis then later became the the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. (It's ironic how hard it is for Caribbean's to access America when many of their founding fathers are from the islands) - Due to sugar cane exports and tourism, Saint Kitts and Nevis generates revenue (GDP) for its population. It has one of the highest highest per capita incomes in the Caribbean.