Country profile
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis · Caribbean
👥 Population
46,922
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Basseterre
🗺 Area
261 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.18B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.840
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
180 /km²
💱 Currency
XCD
Eastern Caribbean dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis (officially Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) is a country in Caribbean, with Basseterre as its capital. It is home to roughly 46.92 thousand people, giving a population density of about 180 people per square kilometre. The country covers 261 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.18B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.840. The official currency is the Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$1.63B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$34,847
GDP growth
2.7%
Inflation
3.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
72.3 yrs
Fertility rate
1.53
Pop. growth
0.2%
Urban population
31.9%
Infant mortality /1k
13.9
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
76.9%
Physicians /1k
3.09
Renewable energy
1.5%
Travel & practical
Capital
Basseterre
Currency
XCD
Dialing code
+1869
Internet TLD
.kn
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Fun facts about Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 186th most populous country in the world, with about 46.92 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 188th-largest country in the world, covering 261 km².
- It has the world's 183rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.18B).
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.840.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has a population density of about 180 people per square kilometre.
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