Currency code:
SHP
Exchange rates:
Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004),
0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), note, the Saint Helenian pound is on
par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Saint Helena
Telephones - main lines in use:
2,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
NA
Telephone system:
general assessment: can communicate worldwide
domestic: automatic digital network
international: country code - 290; international direct dialing;
satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations -
5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1)
Radio broadcast stations:
Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005)
Radios:
3,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
0
note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via
satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)