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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 km² (Saint Kitts 168 km²; Nevis 93 km²)
land: 261 km²
water: 0 km²

Area - comparative: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 135 km

Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (22 km)
contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km)
exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km)

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: 22%
permanent crops: 17%
permanent pastures: 3%
forests and woodland: 17%
other: 41% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: NA km²

Natural hazards: hurricanes (July to October)

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements:
party to:

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

See also : Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ( In Detail) National motto: Country Above Self Official language English Capital Basseterre Queen Elizabeth II Governor General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian Prime M

Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ( In Detail) National motto: Country Above Self Official language English Capital Basseterre Queen Elizabeth II Governor General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian Prime M Saint Kitts and Nevis

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