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Central America and the Caribbean > Saint Kitts and Nevis > Geography

KITTITIAN-NEVISIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 261 sq km Time series [207th of 238]
Area > Total 261 sq km Time series [217th of 250]
Capital city with population Basseterre - 19,000
Climate
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m Time series
Forested Land 11.1% [143rd of 193]
Geographic coordinates 17 20 N, 62 45 W Time series
Land use > Arable land 19.44% Time series [58th of 258]
Largest city Basse-Terre
Largest city population 12,000 [170th of 174]
Largest city with population Basseterre - 19,000
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
Natural hazards
hurricanes (July to October)
Natural resources arable land Time series
Population density 159.25 people per sqkm [64th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 133.33 people/m² Time series [67th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 360 km² Time series [193rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mount Liamuiga

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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; 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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