Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Saint Kitts and Nevis with its capital Basseterre is located in North America (Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea). It covers some 262 square kilometres (one and a half times the size of Washington, DC) with 39,000 citizens. English is the language used in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis are a pair of tropical islands in the Caribbean, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. What is really remarkable on St-Kitts and Nevis is the natural aspect. Many tropical birds which one rarely finds elsewhere are present in great concentration in the nature and there are also the famous monkeys which, it is said, were introduced by the pirates. An all-new road permits going to the southeast end of St-Kitts (Turtle Beach) where one feels that a certain febrility in the air will make of this part of the island an appreciated place.

Pictures from Capital (Basseterre)

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About Saint Kitts and Nevis

The topography features volcanic with mountainous interiors. The average density of population is about 149 per km². The climate in Saint Kitts and Nevis can be described as tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes with little seasonal temperature variation, rainy season (May to November). Potential natural disasters are hurricanes (July to October).

To reach someone in Saint Kitts and Nevis dial +1-869 prior to a number. There are 20,500 installed telephones. And there are 83,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kn". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 60Hz. The following list are the 14 regions/states in Saint Kitts and Nevis we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Kittitian/Nevisian population grew at a rate of 0.84% (or by 418 citizens). With 355 deaths and 710 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.71%. 63 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Saint Kitts and Nevis: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.