Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is home to a community in Western Africa, where people speak English.

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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.

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• All of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.

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Fact of the day: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.

More about Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 🔎

• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
• 🇸🇭 is the flag of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Its country code — the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics — is SH.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha shares its part of the world with Sierra Leone. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
• The capital of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is Jamestown — that's where the country's big decisions get made.

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• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
• If Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?

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