Geography
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)
water: 0 sq km
land: 261 sq km
Area - comparative
- 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries
- 0 km
Coastline
- 135 km
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 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
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Natural resources
- arable land
Land use
arable land: 16.67%
permanent crops: 2.78%
other: 80.55% (1998 est.)
Natural hazards - hurricanes (July to October)
Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
Geography - note
with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-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
People
Population - 38,736 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure
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