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Home > Country Profile > Saint Helena Economy

Saint Helena Economy

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PEOPLE OF SAINT HELENA

Saint Helena is constituted with several inhabitants that have move down from the region of Scandinavia and Western, British Isles, and Southern Africa. Several residents seem to have drifted to the Falkland Islands or to the United Kingdom. Tristan da Cunha has a total of about 300 people residing here pertaining to the British descent. Christianity dominates the area along with the presence of Anglican and Roman Catholic. English is the native dialect spoken by the residents thriving within the region.

ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF SAINT HELENA

Art: Visit the local galleries especially the Wolk Art Gallery that showcases contemporary art forms along with paintings and sculptures. Handicrafts is a common activity where local natives spend most of their leisure hours in crafting wonderful objects that are even exported to other countries.

Culture: The culture of St. Helena seems to have influenced from the African-American Gullah culture. Visit the Penn Center, which is the sole cultural hub of the region that imparts training on the African-American cultural heritage. Participate in the local festival particularly the Festival of Running that pulls a huge amount of crowd.

Music: Music of St. Helena's can be witnessed by the occurrence of liturgy, where people indulge in worship by singing beautiful choirs, singing biblical rhymes and other performances within the church premises. The natives relate their music to the heavenly body in which they keep their complete faith and support.

FLAG OF SAINT HELENA

The Saint Helena and its Dependencies flag were officially accepted during the month of October 4, 1984. The flag is designed with a Blue colored ensign, with the presence of UK flag on the topmost part of the hoist-side along with the symbol of a Saint Helena shield that is positioned in the outer side of the flag. The shield carries an inscription of gravel seashore with a three-masted ship sailing along with it.

ECONOMY OF SAINT HELENA

The economy of Saint Helena relies solely on the financial backing made by the UK that tentatively measures to $5 million. Fishing, livestock rearing, and the sale of handicrafts, sustain the present population of the region. The place has limited scope to jobs as most of the people resort to seeking employment abroad.

The major agricultural produce of the region is maize, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, crawfish and much more.

The goods that can be exports are fish like the tuna fish, frozen and canned food, and salt dried skipjack, coffee and handicrafts

The goods that are imported are food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and machinery.


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