| Official name: |
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Capital: |
Basseterre
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| Area: |
total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km)
water: 0 sq km
land: 261 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
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| Location: |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
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| Geographic coordinates: |
17 20 N, 62 45 W
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| Comparative Area: |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
135 km
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| Terrain: |
volcanic with mountainous interiors
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
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