South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia sits in and uses GBP - British pound (£). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
King Edward Point
Population
32
Area
3.9K km2
Population
32
32 people
Area
3.9K km2
3,903 square kilometers
Density
0/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
King Edward Point
-54.28, -36.5
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
South Georgia, officially listed here as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make South Georgia, GS, SGS, 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. South Georgia is grouped under Antarctic, more specifically not listed, with Antarctica shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 32 people and a land area of 3,903 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 0 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -54.5, -37, while the capital coordinate reference is -54.28, -36.5. South Georgia 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 King Edward Point (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Grytviken and King Edward Point. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in South Georgia, capital of South Georgia, and major urban areas in South Georgia. 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 not listed. 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
South Georgia uses calling code +500, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-02:00. 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 - British pound (£), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. 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 South Georgia 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
GS / SGS
Top-level domains
.gs
Continents
Antarctica
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for South Georgia is represented by the GS country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Grytviken
3
City
#2
King Edward Point
0
primary
Governance
Government type
Not listed
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
+500
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-02:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry