ocr: ST. HELENA & DEPENDENCIES Status: British dependent territory Claimed: 1673 Capital: Jamestown Population: 7,000 (est) Density: 57 per. sq. mile Ascension - - - TOGETHER, THE ISLANDS of St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Ascension form Britain's main dependency in the South Atlantic. St. Helena, the principal island, is the last remaining dependency to need budgetary aid from the UK. The island's main U economic activities, fishing, livestock farming - and the sale of GEORGETOWNSE handicrafts - cannot support the population. As aresult, P1S Creen sn- Head underemployment is a major problem on St ...
