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'Location:'
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
'Geographic coordinates:'
'Map references:'
Central America and the Caribbean
'Area:'

''total:''
261 km² (Saint Kitts 168 km²; Nevis 93 km²)

''land:''
261 km²

''water:''
0 km²
'Area - comparative:'
2/3 the size the island of Barbados
'Land boundaries:'
0 km
'Coastline:'
135 km
'Maritime claims:'

''continental shelf:''
200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the edge of the continental margin

''territorial sea:''
12 nautical miles (22 km)

''contiguous zone:''
24 nautical miles (44 km)

''exclusive economic zone:''
200 nautical miles (370 km)
'Climate:'
tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
'Terrain:'
volcanic with mountainous interiors
'Elevation extremes:'

''lowest point:''
Caribbean Sea 0 m

''highest point:''
Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
'Natural resources:'
arable land
'Land use:'

''arable land:''
22%

''permanent crops:''
17%

''permanent pastures:''
3%

''forests and woodland:''
17%

''other:''
41% (1993 est.)
'Irrigated land:'
NA km²
'Natural hazards:'
hurricanes (July to October)
'Environment - current issues:'
NA
'Environment - international agreements:'

''party to:''
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling

''signed, but not ratified:''
none of the selected agreements

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★ Saint Kitts and Nevis