he UK)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory
of the UK)

Flag description: 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

Economy

Economy--overview: The economy depends largely on financial
assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $5 million in 1998.
The local population earns income from fishing, the raising of
livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because there are few jobs, a
large proportion of the work force has left to seek employment
overseas.

GDP: purchasing power parity--$13.9 million (FY94/95 est.)

GDP--real growth rate: NA%

GDP--per capita: purchasing power parity?$2,000 (FY94/95 est.)

GDP--composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

Labor force: 2,416 (1991 est.)
note: a large proportion of the work force has left to seek
employment overseas

Labor force--by occupation: professional, technical, and related
workers 8.7%, managerial, administrative, and clerical 12.8%, sales
people 8.1%, farmers, fishermen 5.4%, craftspersons, production
process workers 14.7%, others 50.3% (1987)

Unemployment rate: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $11.2 million
expenditures: $11 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(FY92/93)

Industries: crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Electricity--production: 6 million kWh (1996)

Electricity--production by source:
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1996)

Electricity--consumption: 6 million kWh (1996)

Electricity--exports: 0 kWh (1996)

Electricity--imports: 0 kWh (1996)

Agriculture--products: maize, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish,
crawfish (on Tristan da Cunha)

Exports: $704,000 (f.o.b., 1995)

Exports--commodities: fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried
skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts

Exports--partners: South Africa, UK

Imports: $14.434 million (c.i.f., 1995)

Imports--commodities: food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal
feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and
parts

Imports--partn