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Saint Kitts and Nevis

OFFICIAL NAME

Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

POPULATION

around 50.700 inhabitants

SURFACE AREA

261 squared kilometers – the Federazione unites two isles of the little Antilles Arcipelago (St. Kitts island and Nevis island)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

English

CAPITAL

Basseterre

CURRENCY

Eastern caribbean Dollar

GOVERNMENT FORM

Federal Constitutional Monarchy (The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II)

CURRENT GENERAL GOVERNOR

Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton (since September 2015)

CURRENT PRIME MINISTER

Timothy Harris (since February 2015)

hiSTORY:

In 1493 the islands were joined by Christopher Columbus, who renamed the first with the name “Saint Christopher” and called the second “isla de las nieves”, because of the clouds that covered the top of the volcano of today’s island of Nevis.

The first British colony was established in St. Kitts in 1623 and through two treaties the islands were officially annexed to Britain in 1783, after a period of contention with France.

Independence was achieved on September 19, 1983.

The emblem of the Federation depicts a shield containing a boat, the red flowers typical of the country (of the Poinciana regal plant), a lily of France and the pink Tudor (to remember the cultural influence of the islands).

On either side of the shield are two pelicans, a coconut palm and a sugar palm.

The Consul

The Lawyer Matteo Forconi is Honorary Consul, holder of the Consular Office of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in Florence with competence on the territorial district composed of the territory of the Italian Republic.

The Exequatur was granted on 22 June 2018 and was published in the Official Gazette on 7 July 2018.

There are 59 foreign Consulates in Florence. The one governed by the lawyer. Forconi is currently the only foreign consulate in Florence with full jurisdiction over the national territory.

Since 2001 he has been a lawyer at the Court of Florence with a secondary office in Prato, a consultant for companies, public bodies, professional associations and trade associations. It has stipulated agreements for legal assistance with Confartigianato; CRAL Florence Health Company; Regional Carabinieri Toscana Command; Military Command for the Army Territory; Tuscany Region Guardia di Finanza Command. He is a trustee of primary banking institutions.

There are numerous publications on the subject of the executive procedure and forced execution; judicial recovery of credits and management of corporate litigation; crimes against the family; emergency measures.

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OFFICIAL NAME

Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

POPULATION

around 50.700 inhabitants

SURFACE AREA

261 squared kilometers – the Federazione unites two isles of the little Antilles Arcipelago (St. Kitts island and Nevis island)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

English

CAPITAL

Basseterre

CURRENCY

Eastern caribbean Dollar

GOVERNMENT FORM

Federal Constitutional Monarchy (The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II)

CURRENT GENERAL GOVERNOR

Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton (since September 2015)

CURRENT PRIME MINISTER

Timothy Harris (since February 2015)

hiSTORY:

In 1493 the islands were joined by Christopher Columbus, who renamed the first with the name “Saint Christopher” and called the second “isla de las nieves”, because of the clouds that covered the top of the volcano of today’s island of Nevis.

The first British colony was established in St. Kitts in 1623 and through two treaties the islands were officially annexed to Britain in 1783, after a period of contention with France.

Independence was achieved on September 19, 1983.

The emblem of the Federation depicts a shield containing a boat, the red flowers typical of the country (of the Poinciana regal plant), a lily of France and the pink Tudor (to remember the cultural influence of the islands).

On either side of the shield are two pelicans, a coconut palm and a sugar palm.

The Lawyer Matteo Forconi is Honorary Consul, holder of the Consular Office of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in Florence with competence on the territorial district composed of the territory of the Italian Republic.

The Exequatur was granted on 22 June 2018 and was published in the Official Gazette on 7 July 2018.

There are 59 foreign Consulates in Florence. The one governed by the lawyer. Forconi is currently the only foreign consulate in Florence with full jurisdiction over the national territory.

Since 2001 he has been a lawyer at the Court of Florence with a secondary office in Prato, a consultant for companies, public bodies, professional associations and trade associations. It has stipulated agreements for legal assistance with Confartigianato; CRAL Florence Health Company; Regional Carabinieri Toscana Command; Military Command for the Army Territory; Tuscany Region Guardia di Finanza Command. He is a trustee of primary banking institutions.

There are numerous publications on the subject of the executive procedure and forced execution; judicial recovery of credits and management of corporate litigation; crimes against the family; emergency measures.