Location: Caribbean, in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 269 sq km
land area: 269 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than 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

International disputes: none

Climate: subtropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)

Terrain: volcanic with mountainous interiors

Natural resources: negligible

Land use:
arable land: 22%
permanent crops: 17%
meadows and pastures: 3%
forest and woodland: 17%
other: 41%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: subject to hurricanes (July to October)
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Kitts and Nevis on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Kitts and Nevis Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Kitts and Nevis Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.