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Norfolk Island

1997 Edition — territory

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Communications
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios [time series]
2,000 (1991 est.)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: NA international: radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
1,087 (1983 est.)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
0
Televisions [time series]
900 (1991 est.)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Budget [time series]
revenues : $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid [time series]
none
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
The primary economic activity is tourism, which has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The number of visitors has increased steadily over the years and reached 29,000 in FY88/89. Revenues from tourism have given the island a favorable balance of trade and helped the agricultural sector to become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - capacity [time series]
NA kW
Electricity - consumption per capita [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh
Exchange rates [time series]
Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.2835 (January 1997), 1.2773 (1996), 1.3486 (1995), 1.3667 (1994), 1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992)
Exports [time series]
total value : $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92) commodities: postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados partners: Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July - 30 June
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry : NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $NA
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
total value : $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92) commodities: NA partners: Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
tourism
Inflation rate (consumer prices) (Inflation rate - consumer price index) [time series]
NA%
Labor force [time series]
total : 1,395 (1991 est.) by occupation: tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Area [time series]
total : 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water : 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline [time series]
32 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified : NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
29 02 S, 167 57 E
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops : NA% permanent pastures: 25% forests and woodland: NA% other: 75% (1993 est.)
Location [time series]
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources [time series]
fish
Terrain [time series]
volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Constitution [time series]
Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Data code [time series]
NF
Dependency status [time series]
territory of Australia
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952); the queen and Australia are represented by Administrator Alan Gardner KERR (since NA April 1992) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister David Earnest BUFFETT (since NA 1995) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of executive members of the Legislative Assembly elections : the queen is a hereditary monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held NA May 1995 (next to be held NA May 1998) election results : David Earnest BUFFETT elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA
Flag (Flag description) [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
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
International organization participation [time series]
none
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court
Legal system [time series]
based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held NA May 1995 (next to be held NA May 1998) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Capital (National capital) [time series]
Kingston (administrative center); Burnt Pine (commercial center)
National holiday [time series]
Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
none
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Australia
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Birth rate [time series]
NA births/1,000 population
Death rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 population
Ethnic groups [time series]
descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Infant mortality rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 live births
Languages [time series]
English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Nationality [time series]
noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Net migration rate [time series]
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Population [time series]
2,194 (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
-0.68% (1997 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)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: NA male(s)/female under 15 years: NA male(s)/female 15-64 years: NA male(s)/female 65 years and over: NA male(s)/female total population : NA male(s)/female
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA children born/woman
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (commonwealth in political union with the US)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total : 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1996 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Railways [time series]
0 km