St Kitts is part of a two-island combination that goes under the title of St Kitts and Nevis or St Kitts & Nevis that is located in the West Indies and is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and population.
St Kitts and Nevis are geographically part of the Leeward Islands. To the north-northwest lie the islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin. To the east and northeast are Antigua and Barbuda.
The islands are of volcanic origin, with large central peaks covered in tropical rainforest; the steeper slopes leading to these peaks are mostly uninhabited. There are numerous rivers descending from the mountains of both islands, which provide fresh water to the local population. St. Kitts also has one small lake.
St Kitts is characterized by its dominant tourism, - tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and offshore-banking. The growth of the tourism sector has become the main foreign exchange earner for St Kitts.
St Kitts was recently named one of the world’s top 20 islands to live on by ISLANDS MAGAZINE.
