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Saint Kitts and Nevis Geography 1996

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

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 or to the edge of the continental margin

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:

forest and woodland:

17%

other:

41%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

hurricanes (July to October)

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling

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