Fish catch per year: 262 tonnes

Oil production and reserves: Not an oil producer

Estimated livestock resources: 14,400 goats, 14,000 sheep, 60,000 chickens

Main mineral resources: None

St. Kitts has no strategic resources. Almost all energy has to be imported (mainly oil from Venezuela and Mexico). The government is attempting to close down the loss-making sugar industry, retrain the workforce, and diversify, including growing Sea Island cotton.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004