Saint Helena

For alternate uses, see Saint Helena (disambiguation).
Saint Helena refers to both an island in the South Atlantic Ocean 2,800 km off the west coast of Angola belonging to the United Kingdom, and to the administrative unit that includes it and as well the islands of Ascension, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, Middle Island, Nightingale Island, Speery Island and Tristan da Cunha; this article describes both.
big>Saint Helena
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lign="center" width="140px"| align="center" width="140px"|coat of arms
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lign="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|National motto: Loyal and Unshakeable
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a href="/encyclopedia/Official-language" title="Official language">Official language English
a href="/encyclopedia/Political-status" title="Political status">Political status | Overseas territory of the UK
a href="/encyclopedia/Capital" title="Capital">Capital Jamestown
a href="/encyclopedia/Governor" title="Governor">Governor and
Commander-in-Chief
David Hollamby
a href="/encyclopedia/Area" title="Area">Area 410 km
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population
 - Total (2003 E)
 - Density

7,367
18/km
a href="/encyclopedia/Currency" title="Currency">Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) at parity with the UK Pound Sterling (GBP)
a href="/encyclopedia/Time-zone" title="Time zone">Time zone UTC +0
a href="/encyclopedia/National-anthem" title="National anthem">National anthem God Save the Queen, My St. Helena Island (unofficial)
a href="/encyclopedia/Top-level-domain" title="Top-level domain">Internet TLD .sh
a href="/encyclopedia/List_of_country_calling_codes" title="List_of_country_calling_codes">Calling Code 290

History

See main article History of Saint Helena. The island was uninhabited in 1502 when it was discovered by Portuguese mariners. Like every remote island in the age of sail, it was a crucial resource for sailing ships that ventured into its waters. (The important ships among these were of naval and commercial nature.) Its position on the only practical route, until construction of the Suez Canal, between Western Europe to the Indian Ocean enhanced that general role. It became a British military garrison for those reasons. Napoleon Bonaparte spent the last part of his life in exile on St. Helena. Prominent Anglo-Boer War prisoners, including General Piet Cronje were also detained on St. Helena.

Demographics

See main article Demographics of Saint Helena. 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.

Economy

See main article Economy of Saint Helena. The island's economy was a one crop economy for many years, but is now very weak, and is almost entirely sustained on aid from London. The St. Helena tourist industry is heavily based around the promotion of Napoleon's imprisonment. Two sites where Napoleon lived and the valley where he was buried are French territory.

Geography

See main article Geography of Saint Helena.

Politics

See main article Politics of Saint Helena.

Communications

See main article Communications on Saint Helena.

Transport

See main article Transport on Saint Helena.

Military

See main article Military of Saint Helena.

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