Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Basseterre. About 46,922 people live there (2025). It covers 269 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Basseterre
- People (2025)
- 46,922
- Area
- 269 km²
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar
Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance
- In its own language
- Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Population
- 46,922 (2025)
- Area
- 269 km² (104 mi²)
- People are called
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$962 million (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 72 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.777 (2021)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, federal monarchy
- Head of state
- Charles III (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Terrance Drew (since 2022)
- Country codes
- KN, KNA
- Calling code
- +1869
- Internet domain
- .kn
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00, America/St_Kitts
- Coordinates
- 17.27166666666667°, -62.666669444444445°
Saint Kitts and Nevis and its neighbours
Saint Kitts and Nevis borders Venezuela and United Kingdom. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Neighbours
Divisions of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Christ Church Nichola Town Parish
- Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish
- Saint George Basseterre Parish
- Saint John Capisterre Parish
- Saint Mary Cayon Parish
- Saint Paul Capisterre Parish
- Saint Peter Basseterre Parish
- Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish
- Trinity Palmetto Point Parish
- Saint George Gingerland Parish
- Saint James Windward Parish
- Saint John Figtree Parish
- Saint Paul Charlestown Parish
- Saint Thomas Lowland Parish
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Caribbean Community
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 7 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre.
What is the population of Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has about 46,922 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 square kilometres (104 square miles).
What currency does Saint Kitts and Nevis use?
The Eastern Caribbean dollar.
What language is spoken in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The official language of Saint Kitts and Nevis is English.
Which countries border Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis shares a border with Venezuela and United Kingdom.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.