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Norfolk Island

1994 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: earth, coral 27 km
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); broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV
Defense Forces
Affiliation [time series]
(commonwealth in political union with the US)
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Australia
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit, cattle, poultry
Budget [time series]
revenues: $NA expenditures: $4.2 million, including capital expenditures of $400,000 (1989 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
none
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 7,000 kW production: 8 million kWh consumption per capita: 3,160 kWh (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.4364 (January 1994), 1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2835 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989)
Exports [time series]
$1.7 million (f.o.b., FY86) 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
Imports [time series]
$15.6 million (c.i.f., FY86) 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%
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]
GDP $NA
Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]
$NA
Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [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 29,000 in FY89. 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%
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 34.6 sq km land area: 34.6 sq km comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline [time series]
32 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: subject to typhoons (especially May to July) international agreements: NA
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 0% other: 75%
Location [time series]
Southwestern Oceania, 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural resources [time series]
fish
Terrain [time series]
volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Government
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 1979
Digraph [time series]
NF
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Administrator A. G. KERR (since NA April 1992), who is appointed by the Governor General of Australia head of government: Assembly President David Ernest BUFFETT (since NA May 1992) cabinet: Executive Council
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
Legal system [time series]
wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act of 1979; Supreme Court
Legislative branch (Legislative Assembly) [time series]
elections last held 1989 (held every three years); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (9 total) percent of seats by party NA
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
none
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: 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]
18 years of age; universal
Government type (Type) [time series]
territory of Australia
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
People
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander
Labor force [time series]
NA
Languages [time series]
English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Literacy [time series]
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Population [time series]
2,710 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
1.7% (1994 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)