Basic facts about Ascension Island
| Country name: | Ascension Island |
| Capital: | Georgetown |
| Country code: | 529 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | Saint Helena pound |
| Independence: | |
| Independent from: | overseas territory of the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 88 |
| Land area (km2): | 0 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 0 |
| Population note: | |
| Official language: | English |
| All languages: | English |
| Time zone: | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Date format: | |
| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +247 |
| Domain: | .ac |