Saint Kitts Facts and Information

St. Kitts Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts by the Numbers:

Population: 35,000 Elevation: 157 feet Average Annual Rainfall: 45.8 inches Average January Temperature: 77 degrees F Average July Temperature: 82 degrees F

Quick Facts:

Major Industry: Tourism Ethnicities: Mostly African, some British, Portuguese and Lebanese Time Zone: GMT -4 Country Dialing Code: 869

Did You Know?

Upon discovering the island, Christopher Colombus named it after his patron saint, St. Christopher. It was later shortened to St. Kitts, his nickname. It was considered the mother colony of the West Indies.

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St. Kitts is one of the islands in the two-island country of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located in the Leeward Islands region of the West Indies, southeast of Puerto Rico.