<P> The national bird is the brown pelican . </P> <P> African descent 75.1%, Afro - European 12.3%, mixed race 5.3%, East Indian and Afro - East Indian 5%, other 3.3%, South Asian ethnic groups 3% . </P> <P> As of 2016, there were 54,821 inhabitants; their average life expectancy was 72.4 years . Emigration has historically been very high, and high levels of such in the country has resulted in a continuous decrease in the country's population by about 25% since its peak of about 51,100 in 1960 . </P> <P> Emigration from St. Kitts & Nevis to the United States: </P>

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