This is an article about the island of Saint Helena. For the person see Saint Helena of Constantinople

The island served as a strategic island for ships on their way to the Indian Ocean before the Suez Canal was built.

St. Helena has a small population that remains loyal to Britain. However, the island's dimunitive size and geopolitical insignificance has led many Islanders to accuse the British Government of ignoring the island. The island's economy was a one crop economy for many years, but is now very weak, and is almost entirely sustained solely on aid from London.

Napoleon Bonaparte ended his life in exile on St. Helena, and the St. Helena tourist industry is heavily based around the promotion of this particular aspect of the island's history. Prominent Anglo-Boer War prisoners, including General Piet Cronje were detained on St. Helena

From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.

• History of Saint Helena
• Geography of Saint Helena
• Demographics of Saint Helena
• Politics of Saint Helena
• Economy of Saint Helena
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• Transportation on Saint Helena
• Military of Saint Helena

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