Located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, in the Leeward Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population (261 km2 and 53,000 inhabitants in July 2019). The country is a Commonwealth realm, with Elizabeth II as queen and head of state. The islands were discovered through a Spanish expedition under Columbus in 1493, and was home to the first British and French colonies in the Caribbean, being titled "The Mother Colony of the West Indies."
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