Island Details: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Location
Caribbean
Number of Islands (approx.)
2*
Island Details
2 inhabitated islands + 1uninhabitated islet *
Type of Islands
oceanic, volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
260.00*
Terrain
volcanic with mountainous interiors*
Highest Elevation (m)
1,156.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Mount Liamuiga*
Isolation Index
41*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
47*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
52,402*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
201.5*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
1.248*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
12,847*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
tourism*
HDI
0.745*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm)*
Miscellaneous
With coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island*