St. Kitts & Nevis

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Population: 39,344
GDP: $777.7 million (2008 est.)
Total Area: 261 sq km
Annual carbon emissions per capita: 3.56
Annual carbon emissions as percent of world's total: .0005%

St.Kitts and Nevis: Statement 2009 UN Climate Change Summit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H5smNZY1A8&feature=PlayList&p=46FF4E98B8C39B18&index=62

“While not low-lying, over 60% of the Population: in St. Kitts-Nevis lives in coastal areas. As a consequence of this heavily coastal concentration of people, the potential impact of sea level rise would therefore be more widespread and devastating than would occur with a Population: that was located further away from the coast. The country has already suffered the effects of sea level rise over the past decade, through the rapid loss of beaches, coastal infrastructure, and buildings. Hurricane Lenny had an extremely negative impact on St. Kitts-Nevis, as it did on all other Caribbean islands, and has been an eye-opener to the potential for damages from changes in the global climate.”
http://www.oas.org/macc/Docs/CPACC_C8_SKNReport.doc