Airports [time series]

1 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m (Australian owned)

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

80 km of roads, including 53 km of sealed roads; remainder are earth formed or coral surfaced

Ports [time series]

none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

1,500 radio receivers (1982); radio link service with Sydney; 987 telephones (1983); stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of Australia

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit, cattle, poultry

Aid [time series]

none

Budget [time series]

revenues $3.4 million; expenditures $3.4 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY88)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

Australian dollar (plural--dollars); 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents

Electricity [time series]

7,000 kW capacity; 8 million kWh produced, 3,210 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

Australian dollars ($A) per US$1--1.2784 (January 1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987), 1.4905 (1986), 1.4269 (1985)

Exports [time series]

$1.8 million (f.o.b., FY85); commodities--postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia Palm, small quantities of avocados; partners--Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

NA

Fiscal year [time series]

1 July-30 June

GNP [time series]

NA

Imports [time series]

$16.3 million (c.i.f., FY85); commodities--NA; partners--Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

The primary economic activity is tourism, which has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific Islands. The number of visitors has increased steadily over the years and reached almost 30,000 in 1986. Revenues from tourism have given the island a favorable balance of trade and helped the agricultural sector to become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Climate [time series]

subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Coastline [time series]

32 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Contiguous zone [time series]

12 nm;

Continental shelf [time series]

200 meters or to depth of exploitation;

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

subject to typhoons (especially May to July)

Exclusive fishing zone [time series]

200 nm;

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 25% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 75% other

Natural resources [time series]

fish

Note [time series]

located 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean

Terrain [time series]

volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]

3 nm

Area (Total area) [time series]

34.6 km2; land area: 34.6 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (territory of Australia)

Capital [time series]

Kingston (administrative center), Burnt Pine (commercial center)

Constitution [time series]

Norfolk Island Act of 1957

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (territory of Australia)

Executive branch [time series]

British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, Executive Council (cabinet)

Flag [time series]

three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band

Independence [time series]

none (territory of Australia)

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Administrator H. B. MACDONALD (since NA 1989), who is appointed by the Governor General of Australia; Head of Government--Assembly President and Chief Minister John Terence BROWN (since NA)

Legal system [time series]

wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act of 1979; Supreme Court

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Legislative Assembly

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Territory of Norfolk Island

National holiday [time series]

Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

NA

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 18 Legislative Assembly--last held NA (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(9 total) percent of seats by party NA

Government type (Type) [time series]

territory of Australia

Birth rate [time series]

NA births/1,000 population (1990)

Death rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 population (1990)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

descendants of the Bounty mutiny; more recently, Australian and New Zealand settlers

Infant mortality rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 live births (1990)

Labor force [time series]

NA

Languages (Language) [time series]

English (official) and Norfolk--a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

NA years male, NA years female (1990)

Literacy [time series]

NA%, but probably high

Nationality [time series]

noun--Norfolk Islander(s); adjective--Norfolk Islander(s)

Net migration rate [time series]

NA migrants/1,000 population (1990)

Organized labor [time series]

NA

Population [time series]

2,533 (July 1990), growth rate 1.7% (1990)

Religions (Religion) [time series]

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Uniting Church in Australia, and Seventh-Day Adventist

Total fertility rate [time series]

NA children born/woman (1990)