Natural hazards: active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - note: Napoleon Bonaparte's place of exile and burial (his remains were taken to Paris in 1840); harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns
@Saint Helena:People
Population: 7,036 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20% (male 722; female 698) 15-64 years : 71% (male 2,621; female 2,396) 65 years and over: 9% (male 240; female 359) (1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.78% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 14.21 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)