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Pitcairn

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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 less than 50 today. 

Location :

Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

25 04 S, 130 06 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -128.35
North -24.32
East -124.77
South -24.67

Area :

total 47 square km
land 47 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

51.00 km

Climate :

tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) 

Terrain :

rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 347 metres

Natural resources :

fish miro trees

current issues :

deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) 

Country name :

conventional long form Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
conventional short form Pitcairn Islands

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 PN
ISO Numeric 612
ISO3 PCN
FIPS PC
ccTLD pn
English Pitcairn

Capital :

name Adamstown
geographic coordinates 25 04 S, 130 05 W
time difference -9.00

Executive branch :

Governor George FERGUSSON Queen ELIZABETH II

Other Indicators :

Labor force 15 people

Budget :

revenues 746 000 $
expenditures 1 028 000 $

Agriculture - products :

fish fruits
goats honey
poultry vegetables

Industries :

beekeeping handicrafts
honey postage stamps

Commodities :

curios fruits
stamps vegetables

Commodities :

building materials flour
fuel oil machinery
other foodstuffs sugar

Currency-name :

New Zealand dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) pn
Internet Hosts 26

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