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Norfolk Island

2008 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet country code [time series]
.nf
Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]
51 (2008)
Internet users [time series]
700 (2002 est.)
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 and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1
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; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air 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 (FY99/00)
Exchange rates (Currency (code)) [time series]
Australian dollar (AUD)
Debt - external [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 (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003)
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 (2006)
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 (2006)
Industries [time series]
tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Labor force [time series]
NA
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%
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, as amended in 2005
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Dependency status [time series]
self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
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); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Acting Administrator Owen WALSH (since October 2007) 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 and represents the monarch and Australia
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; to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 21 March 2007 (next to be held by 28 March 2010) election results: 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% (2007 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
NA (2008 est.)
Death rate [time series]
NA (2008 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
NA
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 (2008 est.)
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 (2008 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Net migration rate [time series]
NA (2008 est.)
Population [time series]
2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.006% (2008 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican 31.8%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)
Sex ratio [time series]
NA
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA (2008 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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 (2008)