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- Norfolk Island
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- Affiliation:
- (territory of Australia)
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- #CARD:Norfolk Island:Geography
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- Norfolk Island
- Geography
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- Location:
- Oceania, 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
- Map references:
- Oceania
- Area:
- total area:
- 34.6 km2
- land area:
- 34.6 km2
- comparative area:
- about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
- Land boundaries:
- 0 km
- Coastline:
- 32 km
- Maritime claims:
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
- International disputes:
- none
- Climate:
- subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
- Terrain:
- volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
- Natural resources:
- fish
- Land use:
- arable land:
- 0%
- permanent crops:
- 0%
- meadows and pastures:
- 25%
- forest and woodland:
- 0%
- other:
- 75%
- Irrigated land:
- NA km2
- Environment:
- subject to typhoons (especially May to July)
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- #CARD:Norfolk Island:People
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- Norfolk Island
- People
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- Population:
- 2,665 (July 1993 est.)
- Population growth rate:
- 1.69% (1993 est.)
- Birth rate:
- NA births/1,000 population
- Death rate:
- NA deaths/1,000 population
- Net migration rate:
- NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
- Infant mortality rate:
- NA deaths/1,000 live births
- Life expectancy at birth:
- total population:
- NA years
- male:
- NA years
- female:
- NA years
- Total fertility rate:
- NA children born/woman
- Nationality:
- noun:
- Norfolk Islander(s)
- adjective:
- Norfolk Islander(s)
- Ethnic divisions:
- descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander
- Religions:
- 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)
- Languages:
- English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient
- Tahitian
- Literacy:
- total population:
- NA%
- male:
- NA%
- female:
- NA%
- Labor force:
- NA
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- Norfolk Island
- Government
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- Names:
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Norfolk Island
- conventional short form:
- Norfolk Island
- Digraph:
- NF
- Type:
- territory of Australia
- Capital:
- Kingston (administrative center); Burnt Pine (commercial center)
- Administrative divisions:
- none (territory of Australia)
- Independence:
- none (territory of Australia)
- Constitution:
- Norfolk Island Act of 1957
- Legal system:
- wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act
- of 1979; Supreme Court
- National holiday:
- Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)
- Political parties and leaders:
- NA
- Suffrage:
- 18 years of age; universal
- Elections:
- Legislative Assembly:
- last held 1989 (held every three years); results - percent of vote by party
- NA; seats - (9 total) percent of seats by party NA
- Executive branch:
- British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, Executive
- Council (cabinet)
- Legislative branch:
- unicameral Legislative Assembly
- Judicial branch:
- Supreme Court
- Leaders:
- Chief of State:
- Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Administrator A.
- G. KERR (since NA 1990), who is appointed by the Governor General of
- Australia
- Head of Government:
- Assembly President and Chief Minister John Terence BROWN (since NA)
- Member of:
- none
- Diplomatic representation in US:
- none (territory of Australia)
- US diplomatic representation:
- none (territory of Australia)
- Flag:
- 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
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- #CARD:Norfolk Island:Economy
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- Norfolk Island
- Economy
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- Overview:
- 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 FY89.
- 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.
- National product:
- GDP $NA
- National product real growth rate:
- NA%
- National product per capita:
- $NA
- Inflation rate (consumer prices):
- NA%
- Unemployment rate:
- NA%
- Budget:
- revenues $NA; expenditures $4.2 million, including capital expenditures of
- $400,000 (FY89)
- Exports:
- $1.7 million (f.o.b., FY86)
- commodities:
- postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia Palm, small
- quantities of avocados
- partners:
- Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
- Imports:
- $15.6 million (c.i.f., FY86)
- commodities:
- NA
- partners:
- Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
- External debt:
- $NA
- Industrial production:
- growth rate NA%
- Electricity:
- 7,000 kW capacity; 8 million kWh produced, 3,160 kWh per capita (1990)
- Industries:
- tourism
- Agriculture:
- Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit,
- cattle, poultry
- Economic aid:
- none
- Currency:
- 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
- Exchange rates:
- Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.4837 (January 1993), 1.3600 (1992),
- 1.2835 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988)
- Fiscal year:
- 1 July - 30 June
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- Norfolk Island
- Communications
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- Highways:
- 80 km of roads, including 53 km paved; remainder are earth formed or coral
- surfaced
- Ports:
- none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
- Airports:
- total:
- 1
- useable:
- 1
- with permanent-surface runways :
- 1
- with runways over 3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
- 0
- with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
- 1
- Telecommunications:
- 1,500 radio receivers (1982); radio link service with Sydney; 987 telephones
- (1983); broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV
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- Norfolk Island
- Defense Forces
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- Note:
- defense is the responsibility of Australia
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