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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

Basseterre, chief town of St. Kitts (St. Christopher) island and capital of St. Kitts and Nevis, a parliamentary federated state located in the eastern Caribbean. It lies on the island’s southwestern coast, 60 miles (100 km) west of St. John’s, Antigua. Founded in 1627 and rebuilt after being destroyed by fire (1867), it is St. Kitts’s chief port and serves as a depot distributing merchandise to neighboring islands. Sugar refining is the chief industry, and there is trade in sugar, molasses, cotton, salt, and fruit. Places of interest include St. George’s Church, Government House, Independence Square, the Circus (a thoroughfare modeled on London’s Piccadilly Circus), and a botanical garden. Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport provides links with the Caribbean and other areas. Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (a British fortress built by slave labor in the 17th–18th century), designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999, is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the town. Pop. (2001 prelim.) 13,220.

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