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; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; diesel generator provides electricity

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

based on subsistence fishing and farming; wide variety of fruits and vegetables grown; must import grain products

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

Economic aid [time series]

none

Electricity [time series]

110 kW capacity; 0.30 million kWh produced, 5,360 kWh per capita (1990)

Exchange rates [time series]

New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.8245 (March 1992), 1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989), 1.5244 (1988), 1.6866 (1987)

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

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

$NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate 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%

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

Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]

none

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

subject to typhoons (especially November to March)

Area (Land area) [time series]

47 km2

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%

Maritime claims [time series]

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 3 nm

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

Area (Total area) [time series]

47 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Capital [time series]

Adamstown

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 (Elections) [time series]

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

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

Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Governor and UK High Commissioner to New Zealand David Joseph MOSS (since NA 1990) 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

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

SPC

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

Government type (Type) [time series]

dependent territory of the UK

Birth rate [time series]

NA births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

descendants of Bounty mutineers

Infant mortality rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Labor force [time series]

NA; no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing

Languages [time series]

English (official); also a Tahitian/English dialect

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

NA years male, NA years female (1992)

Literacy [time series]

NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

Nationality [time series]

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

Net migration rate [time series]

NA migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Organized labor [time series]

NA

Population [time series]

52 (July 1992), growth rate 0.0% (1992)

Religions [time series]

Seventh-Day Adventist 100%

Total fertility rate [time series]

NA children born/woman (1992)

Pitcairn Islands