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| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 17 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text |
— | 1,000 (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | Saint Helena: no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially Ascension Island: no local TV station; 1 local radio station and re… |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.note |
— | note: Ascension Island assigned .ac |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .sh |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 37.6% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 74 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 4,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 74 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 4,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; fish, lobster; livestock; timber |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | upper middle-income, British Atlantic Ocean territorial economy; native (but pegged to British pound) currency user on 2 of 3 islands; significant UK financial support; unique land/farming commune structure; military-re… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | Saint Helena pounds (SHP) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text |
— | 0.783 (2019 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 0.78 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 0.727 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 0.811 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 0.805 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | fish, shellfish, natural gas, trucks, construction vehicles (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Singapore 33%, USA 16%, Japan 10%, Turkey 10%, Senegal 8% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | refined petroleum, baked goods, plastic products, vehicle parts/accessories, air pumps (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | UK 34%, Greece 26%, Spain 16%, South Africa 15%, Namibia 2% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, collectible postage stamps |
| + Added | Energy.Coal.imports.text |
— | 70 metric tons (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2021) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text |
— | 100% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.consumption.text |
— | 6.962 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text |
— | 5,000 kW (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text |
— | 1.5 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text |
— | 85 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text |
— | 12,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text |
— | 12,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | development threatens wildlife on Saint Helena |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 30.8% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 10.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 20.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 5.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 64.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 40.7% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 122 sq km Saint Helena Island |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | 88 sq km Ascension Island, 184 sq km Tristan da Cunha island group (includes Tristan (98 sq km), Inaccessible, Nightingale, and Gough islands) |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 394 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | Saint Helena: 60 km Ascension Island: NA Tristan da Cunha (island only): 34 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Diana's Peak on Saint Helena Island 818 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | Saint Helena: 15 57 S, 5 42 W Ascension Island: 7 57 S, 14 22 W Tristan da Cunha island group: 37 15 S, 12 30 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest island mountain in … |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 0 sq km (2022) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 30.8% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 10.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 20.5% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 5.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 64.1% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Africa |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | active volcanism volcanism: the volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (365 m) are active |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | fish, lobster |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | Saint Helena: population is concentrated in and around the capital of Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area Ascension: most of the population lives in and around Geor… |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | the islands of this group are of volcanic origin associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge Saint Helena: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains Ascension: surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones… |
| + Added | Government.Administrative divisions.text |
— | 3 administrative areas; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | founded in 1659 and named after James, Duke of York, who would become King JAMES II of England |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 15 56 S, 5 43 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Jamestown |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United Kingdom |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | on the feast day of Saint Helena in 1502, Spanish navigator Joao da NOVA (sailing for Portugal) sighted and named the island that now bears the saint's name; da NOVA originally named Ascension "Conception Island" in hon… |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas territory of the UK |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Governor Nigel PHILLIPS (since 13 August 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.note |
— | note: the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, appointed by the governor |
| + Added | Government.Flag.note |
— | note: the French flag flies at Longwood House (Napoleon's former residence) and Napoleon's (now-empty) tomb on the island, because the French Government has owned the properties since 1858 |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the right half of the flag; the upper third of the shield depicts a white plover on a yellow field; under the bird … |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and judges) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor acting upon the instructions from a secretary of state acting on behalf of the British monarch; justices of both courts serve until retirement at age … |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.note |
— | note: appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | Magistrates' Court; Small Claims Court; Juvenile Court |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | English common law and local statutes |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.note |
— | note: the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a UK overseas territory |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | unknown |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "God Save the King" |
| + Added | Government.National coat of arms.text |
— | the coat of arms of Saint Helena was officially granted on January 30, 1984; the national bird, the Saint Helena plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae), is at the top of the shield; the lower part of the shield shows a thre… |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Official birthday of King Charles III, celebrated in April or June as designated by the governor (1948) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | Saint Helena plover (wire bird) |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory off the coast of Africa in the South Atlantic Ocean, and it consists of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena: The island was… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.0-14 years.text |
— | 14.3% (male 579/female 556) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.15-64 years.text |
— | 66.5% (male 2,626/female 2,655) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.65 years and over.text |
— | 19.2% (2024 est.) (male 773/female 754) |
| + Added | People and Society.Birth rate.text |
— | 9.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Death rate.text |
— | 8.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.elderly dependency ratio.text |
— | 28.9 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.potential support ratio.text |
— | 3.5 (2024 est.) |