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Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.

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

Natural Resources

fish, lobster

Population - distribution

Saint Helena - population is concentrated in and around the capital Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area; Ascension - largest settlement, and location of most of the population, is Georgetown; Tristan da Cunha - most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

English
JAMESTOWN (capital) 1,000 (2014)
Conventional long form
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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parliamentary democracy (Legislative Council); limited self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Name
Jamestown
Geographic coordinates
15 56 S, 5 43 W
Time difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
The economy depends largely on financial assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $27 million in FY06/07 or more than twice the level of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from fishing, raising livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because there are few jobs, 25% of the work force has left to seek employment on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, and in the UK.
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coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; fish, lobster; livestock; timber
construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, collectible postage stamps
Commodities
fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
Partners
Commodities
food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
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