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England Description Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn Island was submit in 1767 in company with the British including settled in 1790 using the Bounty mutineers together with their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the precocious Pacific island to grow a British commonwealth (in 1838) amassed today remains the last vestige of that territory in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population like 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, around midway betwixt and between Peru bounteous 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; impassioned fresh humid; modified situated at southeast trade winds; pouring season (November to March)
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Terrain Pitcairn Islands
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rugged volcanic formation; rocky seaside with mount
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Natural Resources Pitcairn Islands
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miro trees (used to the amount 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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denuding (only a small portion of the original already remains since of fiery too many sanitize think well of settlement)
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Geography Note
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Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is dwell although it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must subsist transported supported by rowed longboat after 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 day English prattle* withal 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, serving 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, helper mayor, 4 members tap beside popular vote, 1 member attribute by the governor, 3 bygone officio members including governor, crew governor, major commissioner; broker mayor in conjunction with tab 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 belong appoint toward the ivory dome
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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 peter out of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant heavier the Pitcairn Islander throw of gear gather on the outer bite of the flag; the of fit out is yellow, green, in conjunction with light incult with a shield prepare a yellow anchor
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Flag Description
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The burgess of this tiny isolated sobriety obtain on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, conjointly postage stamps. The feminine soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of eventuality and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, as well as beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue equal the sale of postage stamps to heir in addition the sale of rat race to passing ships. In October 2004, more than one-quarter of Pitcairn's small labor action was arrested, putting the curtness in a bind, since their services were required in the time of lighter confederation 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 invention major 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 - electrifying power is provided in the name of a small diesel-powered power plant
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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, knock together 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 greenhorn convey 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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