Country: St. Kitts & Nevis.

Data code: SC.

Language: English.

Capital: Basseterre.

Population: 39,349 (July 2007 est.).

Coastline: 135 km.

Area: total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km).

Terrain: volcanic with mountainous interiors.

Climate: tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November).