KN
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis sits in Caribbean and uses XCD - Eastern Caribbean dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Basseterre
Population
54.3K
Area
261 km2
Population
54.3K
54,338 people
Area
261 km2
261 square kilometers
Density
208/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Basseterre
17.3, -62.72
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially listed here as Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Saint Kitts and Nevis, KN, KNA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Saint Kitts and Nevis is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 54,338 people and a land area of 261 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 208 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 17.33333333, -62.75, while the capital coordinate reference is 17.3, -62.72. Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Basseterre (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Basseterre. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Saint Kitts and Nevis, capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and major urban areas in Saint Kitts and Nevis. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Saint Kitts and Nevis uses calling code +1, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XCD - Eastern Caribbean dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as KN. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Saint Kitts and Nevis profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KN / KNA
Top-level domains
.kn
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
KN
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Saint Kitts and Nevis is represented by the KN country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Basseterre
Saint George Basseterre
12,920
primary
Governance
Government type
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+1
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry