| Official Name: | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| Sovereign Status: | British Dependency |
| Government Type: | Parliamentary Democracy |
| Official Name (Local Language): | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
| ISO Country Codes: | SH : SHN |
| Internet Domain: | .sh |
| Government Web Site: | https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/ |
| Capital: | Jamestown | Main Airports: | |
| Language(s): | English | Population: | 7,925 |
| Currency: | St. Helena Pound | ISO Currency Code: | SHP |
| Telephone Dial In: | +290 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
| Government Website: | https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/ |
| GDP: | $31.1 million (PPP 2009 est.) |
| GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $7,800 (2009 est.) |
| Currency & USD Exchange Rate: | St. Helena Pound |
| Currency Code: | SHP |
GDP Composition:
| Agriculture: | N/A | coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; fish, lobster; livestock; timber |
| Industry: | N/A | construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, collectible postage stamps |
| Services: | N/A |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
| Business Language(s): | English |
| Customs & Excise: | HM Customs & Excise |
| Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A | Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A |
| Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: N/A |
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Imports:
$0.021 billion (2010 est.)
Main Imports:
food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
Exports:
$0.019 billion (2004 est.)
Main Exports:
fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
Top Export Partners:
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