Saint Kitts and Nevis

Americas · Caribbean

Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: Basseterre

Quick facts about Saint Kitts and Nevis

Official name	Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Capital	Basseterre
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	46,758 people (world rank 202)
Area	261 km²
Density	179 people/km²
Share of world population	0.001% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1.1 billion
Urbanisation	31.7% urban population
Life expectancy	72.1 years
Currency	Eastern Caribbean dollar ($) — XCD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.kn`
Calling code	+1869
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$22,577 · see world ranking
Internet Users	76.6% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	14.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.8 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	42.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Saint Kitts and Nevis did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 17.3°, -62.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.