St.Helena

Africa
Jamestown

Population

7.9K

Area

394 km²

GDP

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GDP Per Capita

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Region

Africa

Capital

Jamestown

ISO 3166

sh

Government Type

parliamentary democracy

Language

English Learn more

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About St.Helena

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa, covering an area of approximately 394 square kilometers. As of 2024, the territory has a population of about 7,943, with English as the official language. The territory consists of three island groups with diverse geography, and Jamestown on Saint Helena serves as the capital. The government operates as a parliamentary democracy.

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has an upper-middle-income British Atlantic Ocean territorial economy with no established GDP, relying on significant UK financial support. Natural resources include fish and lobster. The territory uses its own currency pegged to the British pound on two of its three islands, and has a unique land and farming commune structure on Tristan da Cunha. Military-related economic activity and sport fishing also contribute to the economy, and Saint Helena recently gained an airport to improve connectivity.

Geography & Environment

Geographic Location

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

Geographic Coordinate

Ascension Island: 7 57 S, 14 22 W

Geographic Area

394 km²

Climate

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Terrain

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Natural Hazards

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Natural Resources

fish, lobster

Geography Note

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People & Society

Ave. Life Expentancy at Birth

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Urbanization

40.70%

Population Growth Rate

0.08% (2025 est.)

Literacy Rate

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Health Expendeture

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Education Expenditure

N/A

Languages

English

Religions

Anglican 63.2%, unspecified 11.4%, no religion 9%, Jehovah's Witness 3.8%, Baptist 2.3%, Salvation Army 2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, New Apostolic 1.6%, other Christian 1.4%, other 1.1% (2021 est.)

Government

Country Name

conventional long form: Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
conventional short form: none
etymology: 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 honor of the Virgin Mary, but Portuguese navigator Afonso de ALBUQUERQUE later found the island on the feast day of the Ascension in 1508 and renamed it; Portuguese explorer Tristao da CUNHA sighted the third island in 1506 and named it after himself (the name was later anglicized)

Economy

Economic Overview

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-related economic activity; sport fishing locale

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Unemployment Rate

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Population Below Poverty Line

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Industries

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Agricultural Products

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