Saint Kitts and Nevis
Americas Β· Capital: Basseterre
How it is run: Saint Kitts and Nevis is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is home to 46,922 people in Caribbean, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
46,922 people
That is about 6 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
261 kmΒ²
Smaller than most big cities β you could cross it in an afternoon.
ποΈ How crowded
About 180 people per square kilometre β busy towns with countryside in between.
π Size in its region
42nd most people in Americas
46th largest by land in Americas.
π£οΈ Official languages
English
π° Money
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
72.3 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$25,223
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
π’ Living in cities
31.9% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
π Kids under 15
18.3% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+1869
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.kn
π§ People here are called
Kittitian or Nevisian
π·οΈ Name at home
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Also written: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
π Coast or inland
Has a coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
San CristΓ³bal y Nieves
French
Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Russian
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Portuguese
SΓ£o CristΓ³vΓ£o e Nevis
German
St. Kitts und Nevis
Put it in perspective π
- United States β the most populated country in Americas β has about 7284.1Γ as many people as Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- All of Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Saint Kitts and Nevis lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 23 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Saint Kitts and Nevis is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
π·οΈ Official name
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
ποΈ Capital
Basseterre
π Region
Americas Β· Caribbean
π€ Country code
KN
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Saint Kitts and Nevis π
π§ Where on the map
17.3Β° N, 62.8Β° W
π Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC-4 β when it is noon in London it is about 08:00 in Basseterre.
- The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis sits in Caribbean, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis is close to the line of 0Β° longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Saint Kitts and Nevis lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Saint Kitts and Nevis spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Basseterre
Which money do people spend in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Saint Kitts and Nevis?
None β no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
46,922 people
Keep researching π
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