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PITCAIRN ISLANDS
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(dependent territory of the UK)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 47 km2; land area: 47 km2
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Comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 51 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds;
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rainy season (November to March)
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Terrain: rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
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Natural resources: miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
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Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
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pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%
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Environment: subject to typhoons (especially November to March)
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Note: located in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between
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Peru and New Zealand
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PEOPLE
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Population: 56 (July 1991), growth rate 0.0% (1991)
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Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Pitcairn Islander(s); adjective--Pitcairn
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Islander
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Ethnic divisions: descendants of Bounty mutineers
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Religion: Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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Language: English (official); also a Tahitian/English dialect
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Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
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Labor force: NA; no business community in the usual sense; some
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public works; subsistence farming and fishing
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Organized labor: NA
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
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Type: dependent territory of the UK
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Capital: Adamstown
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Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Constitution: Local Government Ordinance of 1964
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Legal system: local island by-laws
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National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second
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Saturday in June), 10 June 1989
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Executive branch: British monarch, governor, island magistrate
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Legislative branch: unicameral Island Council
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Judicial branch: Island Court
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
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represented by the Governor and UK High Commissioner to New Zealand
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David Joseph MOSS (since NA 1990);
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Head of Government--Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island
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Council Brian YOUNG (since NA 1985)
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Political parties and leaders: NA
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Suffrage: universal at age 18 with three years residency
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Elections:
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Island Council--last held NA (next to be held NA);
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results--percent of vote by party NA;
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seats--(11 total, 5 elected) number of seats by party NA
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Communists: none
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Other political or pressure groups: NA
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Member of: SPC
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Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant
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and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the
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flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield
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featuring a yellow anchor
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ECONOMY
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Overview: The inhabitants exist on fishing and subsistence farming.
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The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and
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vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and
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beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources
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of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of
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handicrafts to passing ships.
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GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
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Unemployment rate: NA%
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Budget: revenues $430,440; expenditures $429,983, including capital
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expenditures of $NA (FY87 est.)
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Exports: $NA;
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commodities--fruits, vegetables, curios;
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partners--NA
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Imports: $NA;
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commodities--fuel oil, machinery, building materials,
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flour, sugar, other foodstuffs;
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partners--NA
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External debt: $NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 110 kW capacity; 0.30 million kWh produced,
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5,360 kWh per capita (1990)
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Industries: postage stamp sales, handicrafts
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Agriculture: based on subsistence fishing and farming; wide variety
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of fruits and vegetables grown; must import grain products
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Economic aid: none
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Currency: New Zealand dollar (plural--dollars);
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1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
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Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1--1.6798
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(January 1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989), 1.5244 (1988), 1.6866
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(1987), 1.9088 (1986), 2.0064 (1985)
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Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Railroads: none
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Highways: 6.4 km dirt roads
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Ports: Bounty Bay
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Airports: none
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Telecommunications: 24 telephones; party line telephone service
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on the island; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; diesel generator provides
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electricity
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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