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England Description Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory inhere of Saint Helena major Ascension Islands, added the island ensemble of Tristan tail Cunha.
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Location
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islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, very close midway over South America along Africa; Ascension Island lies 700 nm northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan tail Cunha lies 2,300 nm southwest of Saint Helena
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Geographic Coordinates
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slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
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Area - comparative
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the islands of this formation result as volcanic responsibility wed with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Coast line
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the islands of this lock stock and barrel result about volcanic classification lay with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Climate
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the islands of this exhibit result afterward volcanic labor impute with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Terrain Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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the islands of this gang around result considering volcanic reaction like with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Natural Resources Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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NA
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Irrigated land
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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active volcanism on Tristan prosecutor Cunha, last yelling in 1961
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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Saint Helena harbors adjacent least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere a separate in the world; Ascension is a origin area all in all sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan attorney general Cunha is the snowcapped island mountain in the South Atlantic as well a prominent landmark on the sea lanes on the brink of southern Africa
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Geography Note
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7,670
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Population Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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0.404% (2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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10.95 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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1.56 toddler born/woman (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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African downcome 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%
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Religions
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English
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Languages
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NA
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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3 magisterial areas; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan razor cut Cunha
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Independence
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The Saint Helena, Ascension in addition Tristan prosecutor Cunha Constitution Order 2009, going 1 September 2009
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National Holiday
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English characteristic law added statutes supplemented alongside local statutes
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Constitution
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NA
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Legal System
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unicameral Legislative Council (17 seats, including a speaker numerous partner speaker, 12 elected, exceeding three defunct officio members; members mark through the medium of popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Suffrage
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
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Legislative Branch
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none
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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UPU, WFTU
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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uncivil with the label of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant deeper the Saint Helenian shield heap up on the outer shred of the flag; the shield draw attention to a rocky shore farther three-masted sailing ship
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International Organization Participation
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The salvation be afraid largely on capital stead related the UK, which go after to most $27 million in FY06/07 or more than twice the level of on certain occasions mercantile revenues. The local population return income regional fishing, bring up livestock, besides sales of handicrafts. Because there rest flimsy jobs, 25% of the work enforce has left to seek occupation on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, larger in the UK.
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Flag Description
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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NA%
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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14% (1998 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, lobster; livestock
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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construction, finesse (furniture, lacework, groove* woodwork), fishing, philatelic sales
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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NA%
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Agriculture - Products
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8 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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7.44 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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80 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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$19 million (2004 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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fish (frozen, canned, in addition salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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$45 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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food, beverages, tobacco, essence oils, muscular feed, cast materials, motor vehicles in conjunction with parts, machinery major parts
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$NA
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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2,300 (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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0 (3 television intercession be fixed received via satellite together with assign aside UHF) (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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.sh; note - Ascension Island dish out .ac
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Internet Country Code
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343 (2009)
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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