Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
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Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
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 Location of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (circled in red) |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| Saint Helena colonial charter | 1657 |
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| Crown colony | 22 April 1834[1] |
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| Ascension added | 12 September 1922 |
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| Tristan da Cunha added | 12 January 1938 |
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| Current constitution | 1 September 2009 |
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| Capital | Jamestown
15°56′S05°43′W / 15.933°S 5.717°W / -15.933; -5.717 |
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| Largest city | Half Tree Hollow
15°56′0″S5°43′12″W / 15.93333°S 5.72000°W / -15.93333; -5.72000 |
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| Official languages | English |
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| Government | Devolvedself-governingdependencies under a constitutional monarchy |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| Philip Rushbrook |
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| Sean Burns |
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| Fiona Kilpatrick and Stephen Townsend (job share) |
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| Tariq Ahmad |
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| Area |
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• Total | 394 km2 (152 sq mi) |
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| Highest elevation | 6,765 ft (2,062 m) |
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| Population |
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• 2016 census | 5,633[2] (not ranked) |
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• Density | 13.4/km2 (34.7/sq mi) (not ranked) |
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| Currency | Saint Helena pound (£) (SHP) (Saint Helena and Ascension)
Pound sterling (£) (GBP) |
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| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +290(Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha)
+247(Ascension)
+44 20(Tristan da Cunha) |
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| UK postcode | STHL 1ZZ (Saint Helena)
ASCN 1ZZ (Ascension)
TDCU 1ZZ (Tristan da Cunha) |
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| ISO 3166 code | SH |
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