South Georgia
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · Antarctic
South Georgia is a territory in the Antarctic region, with King Edward Point as its capital. South Georgia shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | King Edward Point |
|---|---|
| Region | Antarctic |
| Currency | Saint Helena pound (SHP £) |
| Calling code | +500 |
| ISO codes | GS / SGS / 239 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇬🇸 |
| Area | 3,903 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .gs |
| Demonym | South Georgian South Sandwich Islander |
About South Georgia
South Georgia, officially South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, is a dependency or territory in the Antarctic region. Its capital and seat of government is King Edward Point. It has no land borders. The official currency is the Saint Helena pound (£), using the code SHP.
To call South Georgia from abroad, dial the country code +500. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GS (alpha-2) and SGS (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.
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Why South Georgia has its own code
ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.
South Georgia holds the alpha-2 code GS, the alpha-3 code SGS, the numeric code 239 and the internet domain .gs. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +500.
Flags with the same colours as South Georgia
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