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Pitcairn Islands

1994 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
none
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 6.4 km unpaved: earth 6.4 km
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
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
Budget [time series]
revenues: $430,000 expenditures: $429,000, including capital expenditures of $NA (1987 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: ODA bilateral commitments (1992-93), $84,000
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 110 kW production: 300,000 kWh consumption per capita: 5,360 kWh (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.7771 (January 1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584 (1992), 1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989)
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
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%
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 inhabitants exist on fishing and subsistence farming. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugar cane, 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
Area [time series]
total area: 47 sq km land area: 47 sq km comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline [time series]
51 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: subject to typhoons (especially November to March) 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: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA%
Location [time series]
Oceania, Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Peru and New Zealand
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural resources [time series]
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
Terrain [time series]
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Capital [time series]
Adamstown
Constitution [time series]
Local Government Ordinance of 1964
Digraph [time series]
PC
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (non-resident) of the Pitcairn Islands David Joseph MOSS (since NA September 1990); Commissioner (non-resident) G.D. HARRAWAY (since NA; is the liason person between the governor and the Island Council) head of government: Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council Jay WARREN (since NA)
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)
Legislative branch (Island Council) [time series]
elections 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
Judicial branch [time series]
Island Court
Legal system [time series]
local island by-laws
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
SPC
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands
National holiday [time series]
Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June)
Political parties (Other political or pressure groups) [time series]
NA
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal with three years residency
Government type (Type) [time series]
dependent territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (dependent territory of the UK)
People
Birth rate [time series]
NA
Death rate [time series]
NA
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
descendants of the Bounty mutineers
Infant mortality rate [time series]
NA
Labor force [time series]
NA by occupation: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Languages [time series]
English (official), Tahitian/English dialect
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
NA
Literacy [time series]
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander
Net migration rate [time series]
NA
Population [time series]
71 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
2.93% (1994 est.)
Religions [time series]
Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA