← All countries

🇬🇸 South Georgia

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3SGS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2GS
UN M49 numeric239
IOC code
Official nameSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Native name(s)eng: official: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; common: South Georgia
Alt spellingsGS, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAntarctic
Subregion
UN regional group
CapitalKing Edward Point
Area (km²)3,903
Lat / Lng-54.5000, -37.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.gs
Calling coderoot: +5; suffixes: 00

Demographics

Population (World Bank)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: South Georgian South Sandwich Islander; m: South Georgian South Sandwich Islander; fra: f: —; m: —
Population time-series (UN WPP)0

Economy

GDP (current USD)
GDP per capita (current USD)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesSHP: name: Saint Helena pound; symbol: £

Population by year (UN WPP)

0 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
{
  "iso3": "SGS",
  "iso2": "GS",
  "ccn3": "239",
  "cioc": "",
  "name": {
    "common": "South Georgia",
    "official": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands",
    "native": {
      "eng": {
        "official": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands",
        "common": "South Georgia"
      }
    }
  },
  "alt_spellings": [
    "GS",
    "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "ara": {
      "official": "جورجيا الجنوبية وجزر ساندوتش الجنوبية",
      "common": "جورجيا الجنوبية"
    },
    "bre": {
      "official": "Georgia ar Su hag Inizi Sandwich ar Su",
      "common": "Georgia ar Su hag Inizi Sandwich ar Su"
    },
    "ces": {
      "official": "Jižní Georgie a Jižní Sandwichovy ostrovy",
      "common": "Jižní Georgie a Jižní Sandwichovy ostrovy"
    },
    "deu": {
      "official": "Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln",
      "common": "Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln"
    },
    "est": {
      "official": "Lõuna-Georgia ja Lõuna-Sandwichi saared",
      "common": "Lõuna-Georgia ja Lõuna-Sandwichi saared"
    },
    "fin": {
      "official": "Etelä-Georgia ja Eteläiset Sandwichsaaret",
      "common": "Etelä-Georgia ja Eteläiset Sandwichsaaret"
    },
    "fra": {
      "official": "Géorgie du Sud et les îles Sandwich du Sud",
      "common": "Géorgie du Sud-et-les Îles Sandwich du Sud"
    },
    "hrv": {
      "official": "Južna Džordžija i Otoci Južni Sendvič",
      "common": "Južna Georgija i otočje Južni Sandwich"
    },
    "hun": {
      "official": "Déli-Georgia és Déli-Sandwich-szigetek",
      "common": "Déli-Georgia és Déli-Sandwich-szigetek"
    },
    "ita": {
      "official": "Georgia del Sud e isole Sandwich del Sud",
      "common": "Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich Meridionali"
    },
    "jpn": {
      "official": "南ジョージア島・南サンドイッチ諸島",
      "common": "サウスジョージア・サウスサンドウィッチ諸島"
    },
    "kor": {
      "official": "조지아",
      "common": "조지아"
    },
    "nld": {
      "official": "Zuid-Georgië en de Zuidelijke Sandwich-eilanden",
      "common": "Zuid-Georgia en Zuidelijke Sandwicheilanden"
    },
    "per": {
      "official": "جزایر جورجیای جنوبی و ساندویچ جنوبی",
      "common": "جزایر جورجیای جنوبی و ساندویچ جنوبی"
    },
    "pol": {
      "official": "Georgia Południowa i Sandwich Południowy",
      "common": "Georgia Południowa i Sandwich Południowy"
    },
    "por": {
      "official": "Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul",
      "common": "Ilhas Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul"
    },
    "rus": {
      "official": "Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы острова",
      "common": "Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы острова"
    },
    "slk": {
      "official": "Južná Georgia a Južné Sandwichove ostrovy",
      "common": "Južná Georgia a Južné Sandwichove ostrovy"
    },
    "spa": {
      "official": "Georgia del Sur y las Islas Sandwich del Sur",
      "common": "Islas Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur"
    },
    "srp": {
      "official": "Južna Džordžija i Južna Sendvička Ostrva",
      "common": "Južna Džordžija"
    },
    "swe": {
      "official": "Sydgeorgien",
      "common": "Sydgeorgien"
    },
    "tur": {
      "official": "Güney Georgia ve Güney Sandwich Adaları",
      "common": "Güney Georgia ve Güney Sandwich Adaları"
    },
    "urd": {
      "official": "جنوبی جارجیا و جزائر جنوبی سینڈوچ",
      "common": "جنوبی جارجیا"
    },
    "zho": {
      "official": "南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇群岛",
      "common": "南乔治亚"
    }
  },
  "capital": [
    "King Edward Point"
  ],
  "region": "Antarctic",
  "subregion": "",
  "un_regional_group": "",
  "currencies": {
    "SHP": {
      "name": "Saint Helena pound",
      "symbol": "£"
    }
  },
  "languages": {
    "eng": "English"
  },
  "idd": {
    "root": "+5",
    "suffixes": [
      "00"
    ]
  },
  "tld": [
    ".gs"
  ],
  "area_sq_km": 3903,
  "latlng": [
    -54.5,
    -37
  ],
  "landlocked": false,
  "borders": [],
  "independent": false,
  "un_member": false,
  "status": "officially-assigned",
  "flag_emoji": "🇬🇸",
  "flag_png_url": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/gs.png",
  "demonyms": {
    "eng": {
      "f": "South Georgian South Sandwich Islander",
      "m": "South Georgian South Sandwich Islander"
    },
    "fra": {
      "f": "",
      "m": ""
    }
  },
  "world_bank": {},
  "population_timeseries": [],
  "reference_raw": {
    "cca3": "SGS",
    "name": {
      "common": "South Georgia",
      "official": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands",
      "native": {
        "eng": {
          "official": "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands",
          "common": "South Georgia"
        }
      }
    },
    "tld": [
      ".gs"
    ],
    "cca2": "GS",
    "ccn3": "239",
    "cioc": "",
    "independent": false,
    "status": "officially-assigned",
    "unMember": false,
    "unRegionalGroup": "",
    "currencies": {
      "SHP": {
        "name": "Saint Helena pound",
        "symbol": "£"
      }
    },
    "idd": {
      "root": "+5",
      "suffixes": [
        "00"
      ]
    },
    "capital": [
      "King Edward Point"
    ],
    "altSpellings": [
      "GS",
      "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands"
    ],
    "region": "Antarctic",
    "subregion": "",
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English"
    },
    "translations": {
      "ara": {
        "official": "جورجيا الجنوبية وجزر ساندوتش الجنوبية",
        "common": "جورجيا الجنوبية"
      },
      "bre": {
        "official": "Georgia ar Su hag Inizi Sandwich ar Su",
        "common": "Georgia ar Su hag Inizi Sandwich ar Su"
      },
      "ces": {
        "official": "Jižní Georgie a Jižní Sandwichovy ostrovy",
        "common": "Jižní Georgie a Jižní Sandwichovy ostrovy"
      },
      "deu": {
        "official": "Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln",
        "common": "Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln"
      },
      "est": {
        "official": "Lõuna-Georgia ja Lõuna-Sandwichi saared",
        "common": "Lõuna-Georgia ja Lõuna-Sandwichi saared"
      },
      "fin": {
        "official": "Etelä-Georgia ja Eteläiset Sandwichsaaret",
        "common": "Etelä-Georgia ja Eteläiset Sandwichsaaret"
      },
      "fra": {
        "official": "Géorgie du Sud et les îles Sandwich du Sud",
        "common": "Géorgie du Sud-et-les Îles Sandwich du Sud"
      },
      "hrv": {
        "official": "Južna Džordžija i Otoci Južni Sendvič",
        "common": "Južna Georgija i otočje Južni Sandwich"
      },
      "hun": {
        "official": "Déli-Georgia és Déli-Sandwich-szigetek",
        "common": "Déli-Georgia és Déli-Sandwich-szigetek"
      },
      "ita": {
        "official": "Georgia del Sud e isole Sandwich del Sud",
        "common": "Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich Meridionali"
      },
      "jpn": {
        "official": "南ジョージア島・南サンドイッチ諸島",
        "common": "サウスジョージア・サウスサンドウィッチ諸島"
      },
      "kor": {
        "official": "조지아",
        "common": "조지아"
      },
      "nld": {
        "official": "Zuid-Georgië en de Zuidelijke Sandwich-eilanden",
        "common": "Zuid-Georgia en Zuidelijke Sandwicheilanden"
      },
      "per": {
        "official": "جزایر جورجیای جنوبی و ساندویچ جنوبی",
        "common": "جزایر جورجیای جنوبی و ساندویچ جنوبی"
      },
      "pol": {
        "official": "Georgia Południowa i Sandwich Południowy",
        "common": "Georgia Południowa i Sandwich Południowy"
      },
      "por": {
        "official": "Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul",
        "common": "Ilhas Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul"
      },
      "rus": {
        "official": "Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы острова",
        "common": "Южная Георгия и Южные Сандвичевы острова"
      },
      "slk": {
        "official": "Južná Georgia a Južné Sandwichove ostrovy",
        "common": "Južná Georgia a Južné Sandwichove ostrovy"
      },
      "spa": {
        "official": "Georgia del Sur y las Islas Sandwich del Sur",
        "common": "Islas Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur"
      },
      "srp": {
        "official": "Južna Džordžija i Južna Sendvička Ostrva",
        "common": "Južna Džordžija"
      },
      "swe": {
        "official": "Sydgeorgien",
        "common": "Sydgeorgien"
      },
      "tur": {
        "official": "Güney Georgia ve Güney Sandwich Adaları",
        "common": "Güney Georgia ve Güney Sandwich Adaları"
      },
      "urd": {
        "official": "جنوبی جارجیا و جزائر جنوبی سینڈوچ",
        "common": "جنوبی جارجیا"
      },
      "zho": {
        "official": "南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇群岛",
        "common": "南乔治亚"
      }
    },
    "latlng": [
      -54.5,
      -37
    ],
    "landlocked": false,
    "borders": [],
    "area": 3903,
    "flag": "🇬🇸",
    "demonyms": {
      "eng": {
        "f": "South Georgian South Sandwich Islander",
        "m": "South Georgian South Sandwich Islander"
      },
      "fra": {
        "f": "",
        "m": ""
      }
    }
  }
}