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38,819 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 5,999; female 5,746)
15-64 years:
61% (male 11,770; female 11,838)
65 years and over:
9% (male 1,431; female 2,035) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.22% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 19.06 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.38 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -11.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.7 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 16.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.73 years
male:
67.95 years
female:
73.68 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.43 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
adjective:
Kittitian, Nevisian
Ethnic groups: predominantly black, some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Religions:
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman CatholicLanguageAs with any complex, emergent concept, language is somewhat resistant to definition; however, most would agree that language is a system of communication or reasoning using representation along with metaphor and some manner of logical grammar. Many languas:
EnglishThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil LiteracyLiteracy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. It is often reduced to read and write, or, sometimes, the ability to read. In modern context, the word means reading and writing in a level adequate for written communication and ge:
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
98% (1980 est.)