St. Helena Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Natural resources. Ascension—sea turtle and sooty tern breeding ground; no minerals

Agriculture: maize, potatoes, vegetables;

timber production being developed;

crawfishing on Tristan da Cunha

Fishing: 453 metric ton catch (1982)

Major industries: crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork)

Electric power: 1,700 kW capacity (1985); 3 million kWh produced (1985), 428 kWh per capita

Exports: fish (frozen skipjack, tuna, salt-dried skipjack), handicrafts

Imports: food, drink, tobacco, fuel oils, am mal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts (1981 /82)

Major trade partners: imports—59% UK, 29% South Africa

Aid: development aid from UK—8 million pounds sterling (1982 est.)

Budget: revenue, 5,656,518 pounds sterling expenditure, 5,681,933 pounds sterling (1981/82)

Monetary conversion rate: UK currency; 1 pound sterling=US$1.235

Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March

NOTE: The information regarding St. Helena on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Helena 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Helena 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.