Saint Helena Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Saint Helena with its capital Jamestown is located in Africa (islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 2). It covers some 411 square kilometres (slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC) with 7,460 citizens. English is the language used by the people in Saint Helena.

Saint Helena is a British overseas territory consisting of the islands Saint Helena, Ascension and the Tristan da Cunha islands group. These are among the world's most isolated islands.

Pictures from Capital (Jamestown)

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About Saint Helena

The landscape features the islands of this group result from volcanic activity associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridgerugged, volcanic and small scattered plateaus and plains. The average density of population is about 18 per km². The climate in Saint Helena can be described as tropical marine with mild, tempered by trade winds. Potential threats by nature are active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha.

To reach someone in Saint Helena dial +290 prior to a number. There are 2,900 installed telephones. And there are 0 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of n, a Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".sh". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz. The following list are the 3 regions/states in Saint Helena we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Saint Helenian population grew at a rate of 0.4% (or by 31 citizens). With 53 deaths and 84 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.4%. 0 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Saint Helena: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.