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Territory of Norfolk Island
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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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. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
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Geographic coordinates:
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29 02 S, 167 57 E |
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Map references:
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Oceania |
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Area:
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total: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 34.6 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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32 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation |
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Terrain:
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volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m |
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Natural resources:
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fish |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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typhoons (especially May to July) |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Geography - note:
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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 |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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1,866 (July 2002 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.2%
15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (1996) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.69% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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NA births/1,000 population |
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Death rate:
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NA deaths/1,000 population |
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Net migration rate:
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NA migrant(s)/1,000 population |
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Sex ratio:
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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 |
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Infant mortality rate:
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NA deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: NA years
female: NA years male: NA years |
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Total fertility rate:
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NA children born/woman |
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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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Nationality:
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noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s) |
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Ethnic groups:
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descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians |
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Religions:
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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) |
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Languages:
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English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
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Literacy:
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NA |