| Tromelin Island (2003) | Norfolk Island (2001) | |
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| 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 (2002) | 1 (2000 est.) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 
 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1 
 under 914 m: 1 (2002)  | 
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| Area | total: 1 sq km 
 land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km  | 
				total: 
 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km  | 
				
| Area - comparative | about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC | 
| Background | First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station. | 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. | 
| 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 | tropical | subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation | 
| Coastline | 3.7 km | 32 km | 
| Constitution | - | Norfolk Island Act of 1979 | 
| Country name | conventional long form: none 
 conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin  | 
				conventional long form: 
 Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island  | 
				
| Currency | - | Australian dollar (AUD) | 
| Death rate | - | NA deaths/1,000 population | 
| Debt - external | - | $NA | 
| Dependency status | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion | territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories | 
| Diplomatic representation from the US | - | none (territory of Australia) | 
| Diplomatic representation in the US | - | none (territory of Australia) | 
| Disputes - international | claimed by Mauritius | none | 
| Economic aid - recipient | - | $NA | 
| Economy - overview | no economic activity | 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. | 
| Electricity - consumption | - | NA kWh | 
| Electricity - production | - | NA kWh | 
| Electricity - production by source | - | fossil fuel: 
 NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%  | 
				
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m 
 highest point: unnamed location 7 m  | 
				lowest point: 
 Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 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%  | 
				
| 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 | the flag of France is used | 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 | 
| 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 | 15 52 S, 54 25 E | 29 02 S, 167 57 E | 
| Geography - note | climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises) | - | 
| 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 | - | $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) | 
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | NA sq km | 
| 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% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)  | 
				arable land: 
 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 25% forests and woodland: 0% other: 75% (1993 est.)  | 
				
| Languages | - | English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian | 
| Legal system | the laws of France, where applicable, apply | 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 | 
| 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 | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia | 
| Map references | Africa | Oceania | 
| Maritime claims | continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				exclusive fishing zone: 
 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM  | 
				
| Merchant marine | - | none (2000 est.) | 
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France | defense is the responsibility of Australia | 
| National holiday | - | Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856) | 
| Nationality | - | noun: 
 Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)  | 
				
| Natural hazards | NA | typhoons (especially May to July) | 
| Natural resources | fish | fish | 
| Net migration rate | - | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population | 
| Political parties and leaders | - | none | 
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | none | 
| Population | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 est.) | 1,879 (July 2001 est.) | 
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% | 
| Population growth rate | - | -0.71% (2001 est.) | 
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade | 
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
| Radios | - | 2,500 (1996) | 
| 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)  | 
				
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 1,087 (1983) | 
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 0 (1983) | 
| Television broadcast stations | - | 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998) | 
| Terrain | low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic | volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains | 
| Total fertility rate | - | NA children born/woman | 
| Unemployment rate | - | NA% | 
| Waterways | none | none |