Saint Helena, Africa
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Image of Jamestown, capital city of Saint Helena
Saint Helena Flag
Saint Helena is a country of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Saint Helena | |
Saint Helena is located in | Africa Continent |
Overseas territory of | United Kingdom |
Saint Helena has a population of | 5,289 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Saint Helena are called Saint Helenians |
The country’s total area is | 410 Km2 ( 255 sq mi) |
Saint Helena ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Saint Helena Capital city | Jamestown |
Saint Helena Climate | Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid; Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) |
Most predominant religion | Protestant (includes Anglican 68, Baptist, Seventh Day Adventist, Salvation Army, New Apostolic), |
Second most predominant religion | Jehovah's Witness, |
Currency name & code | Pound (SHP) |
Internet ccTLD | .sh |
Saint Helena calling code | +290 |
Saint Helena administrative divisions
3 administrative areas- Ascension
- Saint Helena
- Tristan da Cunha
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