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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
St. Helena · Africa
Capital
Jamestown
Population
0
Currency
£ SHP
Calling Code
+290
Languages
English
English
en
Geography
Region
Western Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
394 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.sh, .ac
Airports (2)
ASIFHAW
RAF Ascension Island (Wideawake Field)
Ascension
HLEFHSH
Saint Helena Airport
Saint Helena
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
SH
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
SHN
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
654
BCP 47
en-SH
IOC
FIFA
Currency Format
Name
St.-Helena Pound
Native Name
Saint Helena pound
Code
SHP
Symbol
£
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
£123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+00:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+00:00
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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