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Communications of Saint Helena

Telephones - main lines in use:2,200 (2002)
Telephone system:general assessment: can communicate worldwide
domestic: automatic digital network
international: country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1)
Radio broadcast stations:Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005)
Radios:3,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)
Televisions:2,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.sh; note - the ICANN has assigned .ac as the ccTLD for Ascension Island
Internet hosts:329 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)
Internet users:1,000; note - includes Ascension Island (2003)
Communications - note:South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island

Saint Helena Quickstats

  • Population: 7,543
  • Area: 413 sq km
  • Density: 18.1 /km²
  • GDP (total):
  • GDP (per capita):
  • Literacy: 97%

Languages of Saint Helena

Useful to know

  • Currency: Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
  • Dial code: +290

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Saint Helena Internet

  • Usage: 1,000
  • Penetration: 21.5 %
  • Top Domain: .sh

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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