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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a country in the Caribbean. About 52 000 people live there, in an area of 261 square kilometres. Its capital city is Basseterre.
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Where is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis lies in the Caribbean, on the continent of Americas.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 1 930 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 135 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 261 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 9.9 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 187th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 200.9 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
About 52 000 people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
That is the 187th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
They pay with the Eastern Caribbean dollar ($).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 71 years.
The land of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Its coast runs for about 135 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 7 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Saint Kitts and Nevis different?
Websites from here often end in .kn.
Saint Kitts and Nevis and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Americas the country ranks 35th of 35 by size, and 35th by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Mount Liamuiga, at 1 156 metres. The longest river in the country is the Wingfield River.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 35 910 times as big as Saint Kitts and Nevis: 9 372 610 km² against 261 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 931 times as big as Saint Kitts and Nevis: 242 900 km² against 261 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
About 52 000 people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis, which makes it the 187th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 261 square kilometres, making it the 187th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 9.9 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest mountain in Saint Kitts and Nevis is Mount Liamuiga, 1 156 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The longest river in Saint Kitts and Nevis is the Wingfield River.
Which continent is Saint Kitts and Nevis in?
Saint Kitts and Nevis is in Americas, in the part called the Caribbean.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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