Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship, over the shield is a bird - plover (charadrius sanctaehelenae).
1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*: Ascension*, Saint Helena, and Tristan da Cunha*.
Population:
7,317 (July 2002 est.)
Languages:
English
Geographic coordinates:
15° 56' S, 5° 42' W
Area total:
410 sq. km includes St. Helena Island (122 sq. km), Ascension 90 sq. km), and the island group of Tristan da Cunha (201 sq. km), which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands
Land area:
410 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
60 km
Elevation extremes:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m
Internet country code:
.sh
Currency:
Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Name - conventional long form:
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Name - conventional short form:
Saint Helena
Independence:
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Constitution:
1 September 2009
Government type:
NA
Dependency status:
overseas territory of the UK
National holiday:
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)