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United Kingdom - St Helena and St Helena Dependencies (Islands of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)

St Helena lies in the South Atlantic Ocean, with Ascension 1,131km to the north-west, and Tristan da Cunha 2,100km to the south.

St Helena

Status: UK overseas territory

Population: 4,000 (2007)

Time: GMT

Currency: St Helena pound, at par with pound sterling


Further information

St Helena Herald - weekly newspaper

The St Helena Independent - weekly newspaper

The Islander - online news

UK factsheet

Download the UK overseas territories factsheet

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