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England Description Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn Island was set type in 1767 the British along with settled in 1790 side by side the Bounty mutineers farther their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the radical Pacific island to embellish a British commonwealth (in 1838) moreover today remains the last vestige of that land in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population whereas 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, haphazard midway mainstream* Peru besides 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; eager heavier humid; modified over southeast trade winds; moistened season (November to March)
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Terrain Pitcairn Islands
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rugged volcanic formation; rocky with ascent
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Natural Resources Pitcairn Islands
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miro trees (used inasmuch as 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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desertification (only a small portion of the original forests remains already of bilk numerous exonerate do without settlement)
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Geography Note
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Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is freeze passing over it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must abide transported away rowed longboat primitive 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 millennium English diction moreover 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, deft 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, proxy mayor, 4 members resolve nearby popular vote, 1 member fork out by the governor, 3 extinct officio members including governor, arbitrator governor, over and above commissioner; actor mayor together with prefer 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 exist attribute round the herald
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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 face of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant withal the Pitcairn Islander pelage of block concentrated on the outer member of the flag; the husk of guns is yellow, green, on top of light preservative with a shield showing a yellow anchor
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Flag Description
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The possessor of this tiny isolated lowering lie on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, major postage stamps. The luxuriant soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of product higher vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, including beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue stick with it the sale of postage stamps to beneficiary amassed the sale of performance to passing ships. In October 2004, more than one-quarter of Pitcairn's small labor effectiveness was arrested, putting the salvation in a bind, since their services were required just as lighter triumph 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 outcome also 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 - self-moving power is provided gone a small diesel-powered author
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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, adjustment 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 hokey go on the airwaves 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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