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 Norfolk Island (2001)British Indian Ocean Territory (2001)
 Norfolk IslandBritish Indian Ocean Territory
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) -
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 -
Agriculture - products Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry -
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
1

over 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
34.6 sq km

land:
34.6 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
60 sq km

land:
60 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
Area - comparative about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Background Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier resident in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order which had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population -
Budget revenues:
$4.6 million

expenditures:
$4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)		 -
Capital Kingston -
Climate subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline 32 km 698 km
Constitution Norfolk Island Act of 1979 -
Country name conventional long form:
Territory of Norfolk Island

conventional short form:
Norfolk Island		 conventional long form:
British Indian Ocean Territory

conventional short form:
none

abbreviation:
BIOT
Currency Australian dollar (AUD) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none the Chagos Archipelago is claimed by Mauritius and Seychelles
Economic aid - recipient $NA -
Economy - overview Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs. All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Bates 319 m		 lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians -
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996) -
Executive branch chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)

head of government:
Assembly President and Chief Minister Ronald Coane NOBBS (since 23 February 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the Administrator

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
Ronald Coane NOBBS elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%		 chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:
Commissioner John WHITE (since NA); Administrator Louise SAVILL (since NA); note - both reside in the UK

cabinet:
NA

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
Exports $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92) -
Exports - commodities postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados -
Exports - partners Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe -
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June -
Flag description 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 white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
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 29 02 S, 167 57 E 6 00 S, 71 30 E
Geography - note - archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
Highways total:
80 km

paved:
53 km

unpaved:
27 km (2001)		 total:
NA km

paved:
short stretch of paved road of NA km between port and airfield on Diego Garcia

unpaved:
NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92) -
Imports - commodities NA -
Imports - partners Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe -
Independence none (territory of Australia) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism -
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation none -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions -
Labor force 1,395 (1991 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
25%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%
Languages English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian -
Legal system based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)

elections:
last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 -
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Map references Oceania World
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
National holiday Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856) -
Nationality noun:
Norfolk Islander(s)

adjective:
Norfolk Islander(s)		 -
Natural hazards typhoons (especially May to July) NA
Natural resources fish coconuts, fish, sugarcane
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 1,879 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note:
approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 1995, there were approximately 1,700 UK and US military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.71% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade Diego Garcia
Radio broadcast stations AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 2,500 (1996) NA
Railways 0 km -
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) -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)		 general assessment:
separate facilities for military and public needs are available

domestic:
all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet

international:
international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
Telephones - main lines in use 1,087 (1983) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1983) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998) 1 (1997)
Terrain volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation)
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none none
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