page_title: Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Saint Kitts and Nevis / General reference
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Saint Kitts and Nevis
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis:
  The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis, is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population.
  The capital city and headquarters of government for the federated state is on the larger island of Saint Kitts. The smaller state of Nevis lies about 2 miles southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called "The Narrows".
  Historically, the British dependency of Anguilla was also a part of this union, which was then known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.
  Saint Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Sint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. To the east and northeast are Antigua and Barbuda, and to the southeast is the small uninhabited island of Redonda, and the island of Montserrat, which currently has an active volcano
  Saint Kitts and Nevis were amongst the first islands in the Caribbean to be settled by Europeans.
context_section_description: Pronunciation:
  Common English country names:  Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Christopher and Nevis
  Official English country names:  The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
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  Etymology: Name of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  ISO country codes:  KN, KNA, 659
  ISO region codes:  See ISO 3166-2:KN
  Internet country code top-level domain:  .kn
caption: An enlargeable basic map of Saint Kitts and Nevis
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