Compare Norfolk Island (2002) - Norfolk Island (2007)

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	Norfolk Island (2002)	Norfolk Island (2007)

Age structure	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (1996)	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2007 est.)
Airports	1 (2001)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Birth rate	NA births/1,000 population	NA
Budget	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
Capital	Kingston	name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Constitution	Norfolk Island Act of 1979	Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)	-
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	NA
Dependency status	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories	self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Transport and Regional Services
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%	-
Ethnic groups	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (January 2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)
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 Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) 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 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) 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: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
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%	-
Geography - note	most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated	most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways	total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tourism	tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate	NA deaths/1,000 live births	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	-
International organization participation	none	UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	2 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA
Labor force - by occupation	tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%	agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian	English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
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 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9	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; to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
National holiday	Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Net migration rate	NA migrant(s)/1,000 population	NA
Population	1,866 (July 2002 est.)	2,114 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	-0.69% (2002 est.)	0.006% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Radios	2,500 (1996)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)	Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio	at birth: NA male(s)/female under 15 years: NA male(s)/female 15-64 years: NA male(s)/female 65 years and over: NA male(s)/female total population: NA male(s)/female	NA
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate domestic: NA international: radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)	general assessment: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use	1,087 (1983)	2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (1983)	0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002)
Television broadcast stations	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)	1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Total fertility rate	NA children born/woman	NA
Unemployment rate	NA%	-
Waterways	none	-

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