|Motto: "Loyal and Unshakeable"| |Anthem: "God Save the "My
Saint Helena Island" (unofficial) |Ethnic groups||50% African,
25% European, 25% Chinese| |Government||Part of Saint Helena,
Ascension and Tristan da Cunha| |UK overseas territory| 47 sq mi
|-||February 2008 census||4,255| Helena pound ( |Time zone||GMT
(UTC+0)| Saint Helena (pronounced /ˌseɪnt həˈliːnə/ saint hə-
lee-nə), named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island
of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of
the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the
islands of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8
kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,255 (2008
census). The island has a history of over 500 years since it was
first discovered as an uninhabited island by the Portuguese in
1502. Britain's second oldest remaining colony (after Bermuda),
Saint Helena is one of the most isolated islands in the world
and was for several c