Saint Helena

For alternate uses, see Saint Helena (disambiguation).

Saint Helena is an island in the Atlantic Ocean 2,800 km off the west coast of Africa belonging to the United Kingdom. It is also the name of this island together with Ascension, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, and Tristan da Cunha Island.

Saint Helena

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National motto: ?

Official language

English

Political status

Overseas territory of the UK

Capital

Jamestown

Governor and
Commander-in-Chief

David Hollamby

Area

410 km²

Population

- Total (2003 E)
- Density

7,367
18/km²

Currency

Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP)

Time zone

UTC +0

National anthem

God Save the Queen, My St. Helena Island (unofficial)

Internet TLD

.sh

Calling Code

290

The island served as a strategic island for ships on their way to the Indian Ocean before the Suez Canal was built.

St. Helena has a small population that remains loyal to Britain. However, the island's diminutive size and geopolitical insignificance has led many Islanders to accuse the British government of ignoring the island. The island's economy was a one crop economy for many years, but is now very weak, and is almost entirely sustained solely on aid from London.

Napoleon Bonaparte spent the last part of his life in exile on St. Helena, and the St. Helena tourist industry is heavily based around the promotion of this particular aspect of the island's history. Two sites where Napoleon lived and the valley where he was buried are French territory.

Prominent Anglo-Boer War prisoners, including General Piet Cronje were also detained on St. Helena.

External links

Saint Helena - The Official Government Website (http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh)
The French possessions on St Helena (http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/tourism/museums2.html)
Saint Helena (http://www.sthelena.se) -- St. Helena Foundation
Saint Helena (http://www.news.co.sh/) -- St. Helena News
Saint Helena (http://www.sthelena.tk) -- Geographical research of the identity of the St. Helenians

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