Long-form name: none

Type: colony of the UK

Capital: Jamestown

Administrative divisions: 2 dependencies and 1 administrative area*; Ascension*, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha

Independence: none (colony of the UK)

Constitution: 1 January 1967

Legal system: Supreme Court

National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June), 10 June 1989

Branches: Executive Council, 12-member elected Legislative Council

Leaders: @m5Chief of State Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952; @m5Head of Government Governor and Commander in Chief Francis E. BAKER (since 1984)

Suffrage: NA

Elections: general election held in October 1984

Political parties and leaders: St. Helena Labor Party, G. A. O. Thornton; St. Helena Progressive Party, leader unknown

Voting strength: both political parties inactive since 1976

Communists: probably none

Diplomatic representation: none (colony of the UK)

Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the St. Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship

NOTE: The information regarding St. Helena on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of St. Helena Government 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about St. Helena Government 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.