St. Kitts & Nevis--Geography

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Saint Kitts and Nevis Geography

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

Area: total area: 269 km2 land area: 269 km2 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 km2

Environment: subject to hurricanes (July to October)