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 Saint HelenaBaker Island
Administrative divisions 1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*; Ascension*, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha* -
Age structure 0-14 years: 18.9% (male 710; female 689)


15-64 years: 71.4% (male 2,739; female 2,559)


65 years and over: 9.7% (male 319; female 399) (2004 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, crawfish (on Tristan da Cunha) -
Airports 1 (2003 est.) 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 -
Area total: 410 sq km


land: 410 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Saint Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands		 total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile, from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Ascension Island is the site of a US Air Force auxiliary airfield; Gough Island has a meteorological station. The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Birth rate 12.68 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Budget revenues: $11.2 million


expenditures: $11 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY92/93)		 -
Capital Jamestown -
Climate Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline 60 km 4.8 km
Constitution 1 January 1989 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Saint Helena		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island
Currency Saint Helenian pound (SHP) -
Death rate 6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external NA (1996) -
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $12.6 million (1995); note - $5.3 million from UK (1997) -
Economy - overview The economy depends largely on financial assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $5 million in 1997 or almost one-half of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from fishing, the raising of 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. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 4.65 million kWh (2001) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 5 million kWh (2001) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues NA no natural fresh water resources
Ethnic groups African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25% -
Exchange rates Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Governor and Commander in Chief David HOLLAMBY (since 1999); Michael CLANCY (taking office in October 2004)


cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, two ex officio officers, and six elected members of the Legislative Council


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch		 -
Exports NA (2001) -
Exports - commodities fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts -
Exports - partners US 26.7%, Tanzania 21.9%, Indonesia 9.4%, UK 8.7%, Japan 7.4%, Netherlands 7.2%, Nigeria 6.8%, Poland 5%, Spain 4.9% (2003) -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
Flag description blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship the flag of the US is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $18 million (1998 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,500 (1998 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA -
Geographic coordinates 15 56 S, 5 42 W 0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Highways total: 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km)


paved: 168 km (Saint Helena 118km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km)


unpaved: 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2000)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA		 -
Imports NA (2001) -
Imports - commodities food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts -
Imports - partners UK 29.1%, South Africa 24.7%, Spain 16.4%, Italy 8.8%, Tanzania 8.2%, US 5.8% (2003) -
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA -
Industries construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing -
Infant mortality rate total: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 23.7 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 15.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.2% (1997 est.) -
International organization participation ICFTU, UPU -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court; Small Debts Court; Juvenile Court -
Labor force 3,500


note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)		 -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture and fishing 6%, industry (mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 12.9%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 87.1% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages English -
Legal system NA the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including the speaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 27 June 2001 (next to be held NA June 2005)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 15		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 77.57 years


male: 74.67 years


female: 80.61 years (2004 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 20 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 98% (1987 est.)		 -
Location islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine none -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
National holiday Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926) -
Nationality noun: Saint Helenian(s)


adjective: Saint Helenian		 -
Natural hazards active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources fish guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 7,415 (July 2004 est.) uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA -
Population growth rate 0.62% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Georgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Religions Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female


total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)		 -
Suffrage NA years of age -
Telephone system general assessment: can communicate worldwide


domestic: automatic network


international: country code - 290; HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension Island, which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 2,200 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1997) -
Television broadcast stations 0


note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)		 -
Terrain Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains


note: the other islands of the group have a volcanic origin		 low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Total fertility rate 1.54 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Transportation - note - there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Unemployment rate 14% (1998 est.) -
Waterways - none
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