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Saint Helena and Dependencies
Area: 308 sq km
Population: 5 633 inhab. (census 2016)
Density: 18.29 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 16° S; long. 6° W
Capital: Jamestown (chief town) 629 inhab. (2016);
Internet: www.sainthelena.gov.sh (Saint Helena Government)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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Politics and current affairsA volcanic island in the central southern Atlantic Ocean discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena (122 km², pop. 4534 in 2016) was governed by the east India Company from 1659 before becoming a colony with its own governor in 1834. The island was used as a place of detention for Napoleon Bonaparte, who lodged at Longwood and eventually died there. Saint Helena also includes Ascension Island (88 km², pop. 806 in 2016, capital Georgetown) located 1100 km to the north-west, and Tristan da Cunha (98 km², pop. 293 in 2016) with the two nearby islands (uninhabited) of Inaccessible (10 km²) and Nightingale (2 km²) and the remoter island of Gough (Diego Alvarez, 91 km²). All these islands are volcanic.
Administrative division
| Island | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascensione | 88 sq km | 806 inhab. | 2016 |
| Sant’Elena | 122 sq km | 4 534 inhab. | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | 629 | inhab. | 2016 |
| Georgetown | 450 | inhab. | 2008 |
Population
| Population by age and gender (% - 2017) | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| MALE | AGE | FEMALE | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 6.2 | ‰ | 2016 |
| Death rate | 8 | ‰ | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| mulatto | - | % | - |
| black | - | % | - |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglican | 83.8 | % | 2016 |
| other | 8.8 | % | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| English |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 16 | % | 2017 |
| 15-29 years | 17.5 | % | 2017 |
Economy
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| agriculture | 50 | % | 2008 |
| industry and services | 50 | % | 2008 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| cattle | 0.665 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| cattle and buffaloes | 0.665 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| pigs | 0.622 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheep | 0.362 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| goats | 1.09 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| asses | 0.415 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| asses and mules | 0.415 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| birds | 8 | 1000 heads | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| crustaceans and molluscs | 420 | t | 2016 |
| marine fishes | 469 | t | 2016 |
Energy
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-renewable electricity generation | 100 | % | 2015 |
| - thermal | 10 | M kWh | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| - thermal | 8 | 1000 kW | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| total net generation | 10 | M kWh | 2015 |
| total installed capacity | 8 | 1000 kW | 2015 |
Communications
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant fleet | 2 | units | 2012 |
| Merchant fleet, gross tonnage | 2 000 | t | 2012 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband subscribers | 333.829 | per 1000 pop. | 2016 |
| Internet users | 376 | per 1000 pop. | 2012 |
