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Pitcairn Islands (2001)
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| Administrative divisions | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years:
NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% |
| Agriculture - products | wide variety of fruits and vegetables, goats, chickens |
| Airports | none |
| Area | total:
47 sq km land: 47 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to about 50 today. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population |
| Budget | revenues:
$729,884 expenditures: $878,119, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94/95 est.) |
| Capital | Adamstown |
| Climate | tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) |
| Coastline | 51 km |
| Constitution | 1838; reformed 1904 with additional reforms in 1940; further refined by the Local Government Ordinance of 1964 |
| Country name | conventional long form:
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population |
| Debt - external | $NA |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of the UK |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Disputes - international | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA |
| Economy - overview | The inhabitants of this tiny economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh; note - electric power is provided by a small diesel-powered generator |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m |
| Environment - current issues | deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) |
| Ethnic groups | descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives |
| Exchange rates | New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.2502 (January 2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8629 (1998), 1.5083 (1997), 1.4543 (1996) |
| Executive branch | chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Martin WILLIAMS (since NA May 1998); Commissioner (nonresident) Leon SALT (since NA; is the liaison person between the governor and the Island Council) head of government: Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council Jay WARREN (since NA) cabinet: NA elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island magistrate elected every three years in December by popular vote for a three-year term; last election held NA December 1999 (next to be held NA December 2002) election results: Lea BROWN elected island magistrate; percent of vote - NA% |
| Exports | $NA |
| Exports - commodities | fruits, vegetables, curios, stamps |
| Exports - partners | NA |
| Fiscal year | 1 April - 31 March |
| Flag description | blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 25 04 S, 130 06 W |
| Highways | total:
6.4 km paved: 0 km unpaved: 6.4 km |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Imports | $NA |
| Imports - commodities | fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs |
| Imports - partners | NA |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% |
| Industries | postage stamps, handicrafts |
| Infant mortality rate | NA deaths/1,000 live births |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% |
| International organization participation | SPC |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | NA |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Island Court (island magistrate presides over the court and is elected every three years) |
| Labor force | 12 able-bodied men (1997) |
| Labor force - by occupation | no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land:
NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: NA% |
| Languages | English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) |
| Legal system | local island by-laws |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Island Council (10 seats - 6 elected by popular vote, 1 appointed by the 6 elected members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 1 seat for the Island Secretary; members serve one-year terms)
elections: take place each December; last held NA December 2000 (next to be held NA December 2001) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population:
NA years male: NA years female: NA years |
| Location | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
| Merchant marine | none (2000 est.) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| National holiday | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926) |
| Nationality | noun:
Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (especially November to March) |
| Natural resources | miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population |
| Political parties and leaders | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none |
| Population | 47 (July 2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% |
| Population growth rate | -2.08% (2001 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | Bounty Bay |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios | NA |
| Railways | 0 km |
| Religions | Seventh-Day Adventist 100% |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal with three years residency |
| Telephone system | general assessment:
only party line telephone service is available for this small, closely related community domestic: party line service only international: radiotelephone |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 1 (there are 17 telephones on one party line) (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (1997) |
| Terrain | rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman |
| Unemployment rate | NA% |
| Waterways | none |
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