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: | http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh |
Capital: | Jamestown | Main Airports: | |
Language(s): | English | Population: | 7,915 |
Currency: | St. Helena Pound | ISO Currency Code: | SHP |
Telephone Dial In: | +290 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
Government Website: | http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh |
Currency USD Exchange Rate: | 0.7836 Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar (2017 est.) |
Unemployment Rate: | 14% (1998 est.) |
Population below poverty line: | NA |
Inflation Rate: | 4% (2012 est.) |
Prime Lending Rate: | NA |
GDP: | $0.031 billion (2009 est.) |
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $7,800 (FY09/10 est.) |
Currency Name: | 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 |
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Investment Agency: Enterprise St. Helena ;
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
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