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Norfolk Island

2006 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet country code [time series]
.nf
Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]
100 (2006)
Internet users [time series]
700
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
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 $2 million (FY99/00)
Exchange rates (Currency (code)) [time series]
Australian dollar (AUD)
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$NA
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh
Exchange rates [time series]
Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
Exports [time series]
$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities [time series]
postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners [time series]
Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July - 30 June
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$NA
Imports [time series]
$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities [time series]
NA
Imports - partners [time series]
Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Industries [time series]
tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Labor force [time series]
1,345
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%
Unemployment rate [time series]
0%
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
Geographic coordinates [time series]
29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note [time series]
most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Irrigated land [time series]
NA
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Location [time series]
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 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)
Capital [time series]
name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution [time series]
Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Dependency status [time series]
territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
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 (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; 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 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%
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]
UPU
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
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 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
National holiday [time series]
Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
none
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
none
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Australia
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2006 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
NA
Death rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 population
Ethnic groups [time series]
descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: NA male: NA female: NA
Languages [time series]
English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Net migration rate [time series]
NA
Population [time series]
1,828 (July 2006 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
-0.01% (2006 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio [time series]
NA
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Roadways [time series]
total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2002)