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Saint Kitts and Nevis: map and facts

Saint Kitts and Nevis is in the Caribbean. It has 46,922 people (2025), the 186th largest population. It covers 261 km², the 187th largest by area. That is about 180 people per km². Its highest point is Mount Liamuiga, at 1,156 m.

Facts

• Population: 46,922 (2025, World Bank)
• Area: 261 km² (2024, World Bank)
• Capital: Basseterre
• Highest point: Mount Liamuiga, 1,156 m (Natural Earth)
• Forest: 42.1% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

• Mount Liamuiga: 1,156 m (its highest point)

Land

Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): grassland 28.2%, evergreen broadleaf forest 27%, savanna 18.1%, wooded savanna 9.5%, water 8%, wetland 7.1%.

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 87.7%, hills 7.1%, plains 5.2%.

Forests covered 42.1% of its land in 2024, down from 42.3% in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

• Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
• GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
• Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
• The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
• The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
• The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
• Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
• Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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