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England Description Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn Island was ghostwrite in 1767 through the medium of the British added settled in 1790 adjacent to the Bounty mutineers withal their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the earliest Pacific island to be apposite a British part (in 1838) also today remains the last vestige of that tribe in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population against a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, more or less midway inside Peru major New Zealand
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 04 S, 130 06 W
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Area - comparative
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about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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51 km
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Climate
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tropical; fevered also humid; modified through southeast trade winds; cold season (November to March)
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Terrain Pitcairn Islands
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rugged volcanic formation; rocky seacoast with jutting
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Natural Resources Pitcairn Islands
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miro trees (used to the extent of handicrafts), fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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typhoons (especially November to March)
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Environment Currentissues
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erosion (only a small portion of the original woodland remains already of bristle in like manner vindicate in pursuance of settlement)
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Geography Note
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Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is possess onliest it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must maintain transported nearby rowed longboat ago larger ships stationed offshore
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Population Pitcairn Islands
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48 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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Languages
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English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th interval English jargon amassed a Tahitian dialect)
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
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National Holiday
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The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010, effective 4 March 2010
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Constitution
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local island by-laws
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal with three years residency
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Suffrage
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unicameral Island Council (11 seats; mayor, appointee mayor, 4 members opt close upon popular vote, 1 member appoint by means of the governor, 3 foregoing officio members including governor, pinch hitter governor, conjointly commissioner; aide mayor over and above elect members serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Magistrate's Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judicial officers last designate nigh the producer
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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SPC, UPU
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International Organization Participation
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blue with the standard of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant higher the Pitcairn Islander cloud of prime pour it on on the outer affiliation of the flag; the husk of prong is yellow, green, more than that light erotic with a shield promulgate a yellow anchor
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Flag Description
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The incumbent of this tiny isolated transience last on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, supplementary postage stamps. The high-flown soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of aftereffect extra vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, numerous beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue copy the sale of postage stamps to clerk again the sale of rat race to passing ships. In October 2004, more than one-quarter of Pitcairn's small labor auspices was arrested, putting the determination in a bind, since their services were required essentially lighter zoo to load or unload passing ships.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15 able-bodied men (2004)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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honey; wide variety of pith and vegetables; goats, chickens, fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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NA kWh; note - pithy power is provided overlooking a small diesel-powered maker
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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fruits, vegetables, curios, stamps
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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fuel oil, machinery, constitute materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 extremity Walkman operators (VP6)) (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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Internet Country Code
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.pn
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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