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Pitcairn Islands

1990 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
none
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
6.4 km dirt roads
Ports [time series]
Bounty Bay
Railways (Railroads) [time series]
none
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
24 telephones; party line telephone service on the island; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; diesel generator provides electricity
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
based on subsistence fishing and farming; wide variety of fruits and vegetables grown; must import grain products
Aid [time series]
none
Budget [time series]
revenues $430,440; expenditures $429,983, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY87 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
New Zealand dollar (plural--dollars); 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Electricity [time series]
110 kW capacity; 0.30 million kWh produced, 4,410 kWh per capita (1989)
Exchange rates [time series]
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1--1.6581 (January 1990), 1.6708 (1989), 1.5244 (1988), 1.6866 (1987), 1.9088 (1986), 2.0064 (1985)
Exports [time series]
$NA; commodities--fruits, vegetables, curios; partners--NA
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April-31 March
GNP [time series]
NA
Imports [time series]
$NA; commodities--fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs; partners--NA
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate NA%
Industries [time series]
postage stamp sales, handicrafts
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
The inhabitants exist on fishing and subsistence farming. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships.
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline [time series]
51 km
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
subject to typhoons (especially November to March)
Exclusive fishing zone [time series]
200 nm;
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
NA% arable land; NA% permanent crops; NA% meadows and pastures; NA% forest and woodland; NA% other
Natural resources [time series]
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
Note [time series]
located in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between Peru and New Zealand
Terrain [time series]
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]
3 nm
Area (Total area) [time series]
47 km2; land area: 47 km2
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Capital [time series]
Adamstown
Political parties (Communists) [time series]
none
Constitution [time series]
Local Government Ordinance of 1964
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Executive branch [time series]
British monarch, governor, island magistrate
Flag [time series]
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
Independence [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Judicial branch [time series]
Island Court Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Governor and UK High Commissioner to New Zealand Robin A. C. BYATT (since NA 1988); Head of Government--Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council Brian YOUNG (since NA 1985)
Legal system [time series]
local island by-laws
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral Island Council
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
National holiday [time series]
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June), 10 June 1989
Political parties (Other political or pressure groups) [time series]
NA
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
universal at age 18 with three years residency Island Council--last held NA (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(11 total, 5 elected) number of seats by party NA
Government type (Type) [time series]
dependent territory of the UK
People
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 Bounty mutineers
Infant mortality rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 live births (1990)
Labor force [time series]
NA; no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Languages (Language) [time series]
English (official); also a Tahitian/English dialect
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
NA years male, NA years female (1990)
Literacy [time series]
NA%, but probably high
Nationality [time series]
noun--Pitcairn Islander(s); adjective--Pitcairn Islander
Net migration rate [time series]
NA migrants/1,000 population (1990)
Organized labor [time series]
NA
Population [time series]
56 (July 1990), growth rate 0.0% (1990)
Religions (Religion) [time series]
100% Seventh-Day Adventist
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA children born/woman (1990)