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Saint Kitts and Nevis, 261 square kilometers

The St.Kitts and Nevis comprises two beautiful Islands located in the Caribbean.  The earliest inhabitants of St.Kitts and Nevis were Carib people. These Islands were first explored by Christopher Columbus in 1498. The British occupied St.Kitts and Nevis respectively in 1623 and 1628. The French also settled on these Islands in 1627. The British and French fought for a century to get full control of St.Kitts and Nevis. In 1713 these Islands became a single British colony. The St.Kitts and Nevis became an associated state in 1967 and gained independence in 1983.