Saint Kitts and Nevis - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Smallest country in the Western Hemisphere in terms of both area and population; the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide (9-mi-wide) channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of baseball-bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its ball-shaped namesake island. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 74 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Geographical data of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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
Tarrain volcanic with mountainous interiors
Natural Resources arable land
Natural Hazards hurricanes (July to October)

volcanism: Mount Liamuiga (1,156 m) on Saint Kitts and Nevis Peak (985 m) on Nevis are part of the volcanic-island arc of the Lesser Antilles, which extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south
Irrigated Land 8 sq km (2012)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 135 km
Climate tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Area
Total Area
Land Area 261 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Elevations
Highest point Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Lowest point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 23.1% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 19.2% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 3.5% (2022 est.)
Forest 42.3% (2022 est.)
Other 34.6% (2022 est.)
Population Distribution

Population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands

People and Society

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: African descent 92.5%, mixed 3%, White 2.1%, East Indian 1.5%, other 0.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2001 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.56% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate 1.76 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.87 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 57.2% (2023 est.)
Literacy
Education expenditures
Net Migration rate 1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Kittitian, Nevisian | Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s)
Languages English (official)
Religions Protestant 75.6% (includes Anglican 16.6%, Methodist 15.8%, Pentecostal 10.8%, Church of God 7.4%, Baptist 5.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Wesleyan Holiness 5.3%, Moravian 4.8%, Evangelical 2.1%, Brethren 1.7%, Presbyterian 0.3%), Roman Catholic 5.9%, Hindu 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other 5%, none 8.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 19.2% (male 5,314/female 5,277)
15-64 years 68.1% (male 18,944/female 18,575)
65 years and over 12.7% (2024 est.) (male 3,341/female 3,682)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 46.9 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 28.2 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 18.7 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio 5.3 (2024 est.)
Median Age
Total 38.6 years (2024 est.)
Male 38.8 years
Female 38.3 years
Urbanization
Urban population 31.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 77.6 years (2024 est.)
Male 75.2 years
Female 80.1 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 98.3% of population
Improved: rural rural: 98.3% of population
Improved: total total: 98.3% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 1.7% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 1.7% of population
Unimproved: total total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 87.3% of population
Improved: rural rural: 87.3% of population
Improved: total total: 87.3% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 12.7% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 12.7% of population
Unimproved: total total: 12.7% of population (2017 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 8.84 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 3.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 1.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 3.89 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Demographic profile
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