| Location | Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
| Geographic coordinates | 17 20 N, 62 45 W |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area | total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 135 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
| Climate | tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November) |
| Terrain | volcanic with mountainous interiors |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m |
| Natural resources | arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 23.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 19.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.4% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) forest: 42.3% (2018 est.) other: 34.6% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 8 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 24 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to October) volcanism: Mount Liamuiga (1,156 m) on Saint Kitts, and Nevis Peak (985 m) on Nevis, are both volcanoes that are part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles, which extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south |
| Geography - note | smallest country in the Western Hemisphere both in terms of area and population; with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
