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| KITTITIAN-NEVISIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Capital city with population
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Basseterre - 19,000 |
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Forested Land
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11.1% |
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[143rd of 193]
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Largest city
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Basse-Terre |
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Largest city population
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12,000 |
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[170th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Basseterre - 19,000 |
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Location
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago |
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[42nd of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[89th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[145th of 190]
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Natural hazards
hurricanes (July to October) |
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Natural resources
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arable land |
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Population density
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159.25 people per sqkm |
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[64th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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133.33 people/m²
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[67th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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450.82 people/km² of arable lan |
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[65th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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360 km²
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[193rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Liamuiga |
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Terrain
volcanic with mountainous interiors |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, saint christopher and nevis, st kitts and nevis, st. kitts and nevis, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Kitts & Nevis
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