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Saint Kitts and Nevis Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 38   Population 2000 (UN '000) 38
Area (km2) 277   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 12
Number of Administrative Units 2   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 19
Number of Urban Extents 2   Number of Settlement Points 4

Saint Kitts and Nevis Details

Names
ISO3-Code KNA
Continent North America
Country Name Saint Kitts and Nevis
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Islands
Number of Units 2
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 19
National Population Estimates
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 42
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 40
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 38
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 42
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 40
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 38
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 277
Average Input Resolution (km) 12
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 4
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 13,282
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,182
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 5,426
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 2
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 149
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 89
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 119
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 238
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 27,435
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 7,483
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 17,459
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 34,918
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 86%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 86%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 34%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 2
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
United Nations. "World Population Prospects: 2000 Revision. Vol 1. Comprehensive Tables," UN: NY 2001. The values given are population estimates.
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de; World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Basseterre and Charlestown.
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