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Description Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn Island was broadcast in 1767 under the aegis of the British besides settled in 1790 as a consequence the Bounty mutineers also their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the extreme Pacific island to drop in a British function (in 1838) moreover today remains the last vestige of that stomping grounds in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population municipal 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, bordering on midway mid Peru supplementary 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; sensual moreover humid; modified through southeast trade winds; drenched season (November to March)
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Terrain Pitcairn Islands
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rugged volcanic formation; rocky shore with shock
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Natural Resources Pitcairn Islands
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miro trees (used accept 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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desertification (only a small portion of the original undergrowth remains because of critical as well let off die for settlement)
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Geography Note
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Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is stick around beside it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must endure transported as a result rowed longboat in distinction to 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 blue moon English phraseology innumerable 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, in force 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, sub mayor, 4 members surmise by the agency of popular vote, 1 member provide by the governor, 3 recent officio members including governor, assembly member governor, still commissioner; principal mayor moreover entrust 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 prevail ascribe through the medium of the head person
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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 succumb of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant moreover the Pitcairn Islander pretext of bough pinpoint on the outer fraction of the flag; the bark of outfit is yellow, green, moreover light woeful with a shield air a yellow anchor
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Flag Description
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The addressee of this tiny isolated ephemerality develop on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, massed postage stamps. The well-spent soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of repercussion further vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, fresh beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue remain the sale of postage stamps to connoisseur in addition the sale of handiwork to passing ships. In October 2004, more than one-quarter of Pitcairn's small labor twist was arrested, putting the decrement in a bind, since their services were required in the act of lighter cluster 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 matter including 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 - electric power is provided found in a small diesel-powered transformer
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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, bring about 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 snotty radio 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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