St. Kitts At-A-Glance
Location: Eastern Caribbean in the northern Leeward Islands, 19° north of the equator and 1,600 miles from New York
Size: 68 square miles (23 miles long by 5 miles wide)
Climate: Averages 80° daily, with low humidity, constant trade winds and less than 55 inches of rain annually
Language: English, with a charming West Indian inflection
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar, though U.S. dollars and major credit cards accepted most everywhere