Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/179.data

Text File | 1995-03-27 | 5.9 KB | 285 lines

@node Header (Norfolk Island)
@section Header (Norfolk Island)

@display

Affiliation:
  (territory of Australia)



@end display

@node Geography (Norfolk Island)
@section Geography (Norfolk Island)

@display

Location:
  Oceania, 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  34.6 km2
 land area:
  34.6 km2
 comparative area:
  about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  32 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  3 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
  volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Natural resources:
  fish
Land use:
 arable land:   0%
 permanent crops:
  0%
 meadows and pastures:
  25%
 forest and woodland:
  0%
 other:
  75%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  subject to typhoons (especially May to July)



@end display

@node People (Norfolk Island)
@section People (Norfolk Island)

@display

Population:
  2,665 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  1.69% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  NA births/1,000 population
Death rate:
  NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate:
  NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate:
  NA deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  NA years
 male:
  NA years
 female:
  NA years
Total fertility rate:
  NA children born/woman
Nationality:
 noun:
  Norfolk Islander(s)
 adjective:
  Norfolk Islander(s)
Ethnic divisions:
  descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander
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)
Languages:
  English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient
  Tahitian
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:   NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA



@end display

@node Government (Norfolk Island)
@section Government (Norfolk Island)

@display

Names:
 conventional long form:
  Territory of Norfolk Island
 conventional short form:
  Norfolk Island
Digraph:
  NF
Type:
  territory of Australia
Capital:
  Kingston (administrative center); Burnt Pine (commercial center)
Administrative divisions:
  none (territory of Australia)
Independence:
  none (territory of Australia)
Constitution:
  Norfolk Island Act of 1957
Legal system:
  wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act
  of 1979; Supreme Court
National holiday:
  Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)
Political parties and leaders:
  NA
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 Legislative Assembly:
  last held 1989 (held every three years); results - percent of vote by party
  NA; seats - (9 total) percent of seats by party NA
Executive branch:
  British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, Executive
  Council (cabinet)
Legislative branch:
  unicameral Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Administrator A.
  G. KERR (since NA 1990), who is appointed by the Governor General of
  Australia
 Head of Government:
  Assembly President and Chief Minister John Terence BROWN (since NA)
Member of:
  none
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (territory of Australia)
US diplomatic representation:
  none (territory of Australia)
Flag:
  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



@end display

@node Economy (Norfolk Island)
@section Economy (Norfolk Island)

@display

Overview:
  The primary economic activity is tourism, which has brought a level of
  prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific Islands. The number of
  visitors has increased steadily over the years and reached 29,000 in FY89.
  Revenues from tourism have given the island a favorable balance of trade and
  helped the agricultural sector to become self-sufficient in the production
  of beef, poultry, and eggs.
National product:
  GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  NA%
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $NA; expenditures $4.2 million, including capital expenditures of
  $400,000 (FY89)
Exports:
  $1.7 million (f.o.b., FY86)
 commodities:
  postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia Palm, small
  quantities of avocados
 partners:
  Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
Imports:
  $15.6 million (c.i.f., FY86)
 commodities:
  NA
 partners:
  Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  7,000 kW capacity; 8 million kWh produced, 3,160 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  tourism
Agriculture:
  Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit,
  cattle, poultry
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
  Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.4837 (January 1993), 1.3600 (1992),
  1.2835 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988)
Fiscal year:
  1 July - 30 June



@end display

@node Communications (Norfolk Island)
@section Communications (Norfolk Island)

@display

Highways:
  80 km of roads, including 53 km paved; remainder are earth formed or coral
  surfaced
Ports:
  none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Airports:
 total:
  1
 useable:
  1
 with permanent-surface runways :
  1
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  1
Telecommunications:
  1,500 radio receivers (1982); radio link service with Sydney; 987 telephones
  (1983); broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV



@end display

@node Defense Forces (Norfolk Island)
@section Defense Forces (Norfolk Island)

@display

Note:
  defense is the responsibility of Australia



@end display