Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha sits in Western Africa and uses GBP - Pound sterling (£), SHP - Saint Helena pound (£). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Jamestown
Population
53.2K
Area
394 km2
Population
53.2K
53,192 people
Area
394 km2
394 square kilometers
Density
135/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Jamestown
-15.93, -5.72
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, officially listed here as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, SH, SHN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 53,192 people and a land area of 394 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 135 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -15.95, -5.72, while the capital coordinate reference is -15.93, -5.72. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Jamestown (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Jamestown, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas and Georgetown. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, capital of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and major urban areas in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved self-governing dependencies under a constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha uses calling code +290, postal format STHL 1ZZ, and time zone data listed as UTC+00:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists GBP - Pound sterling (£) and SHP - Saint Helena pound (£), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as GB. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SH / SHN
Top-level domains
.sh, .ac
Continents
Africa
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
GB
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is represented by the SH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Jamestown
Saint Helena
1,614
primary
#2
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Tristan da Cunha
0
admin
#3
Georgetown
Ascension
0
admin
Governance
Government type
Devolved self-governing dependencies under a constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+290
Postal format
STHL 1ZZ
Timezones
UTC+00:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry