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Saint Helena Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 6   Population 2000 (UN '000) 6
Area (km2) 127   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 7
Number of Administrative Units 3   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 2
Number of Urban Extents 0   Number of Settlement Points 1

Saint Helena Details

Names
ISO3-Code SHN
Continent Africa
Country Name Saint Helena
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Islands
Number of Units 3
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 2
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1998
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 6
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 6
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 6
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 6
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 6
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 6
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 127
Average Input Resolution (km) 7
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 1
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,091
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,091
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,091
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 0
Largest Urban Extent (km2) --
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) --
Mean Urban Extent (km2) --
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) --
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) --
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) --
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 72%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 0
Regression-estimated Extents 1
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
1998 Census enumerated population as provided by the Saint Helena Government: www.sainthelena.gov.sh. The population for Tristan da Cunha from Tristan da Cunha Government website at http://www.tristandc.com/
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Landscan
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
City Population
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
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Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
Extrapolated the 1998 population to target years using growth rates derived from United Nations national level estimates and projections.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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