Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/193.data

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@node Header (Pitcairn Islands)
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Affiliation:
  (dependent territory of the UK)



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@node Geography (Pitcairn Islands)
@section Geography (Pitcairn Islands)

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Location:
  in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Peru and New Zealand
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  47 km2
 land area:
  47 km2
 comparative area:
  about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  51 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  3 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season
  (November to March)
Terrain:
  rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
Natural resources:
  miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
Land use:
 arable land:
  NA%
 permanent crops:
  NA%
 meadows and pastures:
  NA%
 forest and woodland:
  NA%
 other:
  NA%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  subject to typhoons (especially November to March)



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@node People (Pitcairn Islands)
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Population:
  52 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  0% (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:
  Pitcairn Islander(s)
 adjective:
  Pitcairn Islander
Ethnic divisions:
  descendants of the Bounty mutineers
Religions:
  Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
Languages:
  English (official), Tahitian/English dialect
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:
  NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA
 by occupation:
  no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence
  farming and fishing



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@node Government (Pitcairn Islands)
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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
 conventional short form:
  Pitcairn Islands
Digraph:
  PC
Type:
  dependent territory of the UK
Capital:
  Adamstown
Administrative divisions:
  none (dependent territory of the UK)
Independence:
  none (dependent territory of the UK)
Constitution:
  Local Government Ordinance of 1964
Legal system:
  local island by-laws
National holiday:
  Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen, 10 June (1989) (second Saturday in
  June)
Political parties and leaders:
  NA
Other political or pressure groups:
  NA
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal with three years residency
Elections:
 Island Council:
  last held NA (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA;
  seats - (11 total, 5 elected) number of seats by party NA
Executive branch:
  British monarch, governor, island magistrate
Legislative branch:
  unicameral Island Council
Judicial branch:
  Island Court
Leaders:  Chief of State:
  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Governor and
  UK High Commissioner to New Zealand David Joseph MOSS (since NA 1990)
 Head of Government:
  Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council Jay WARREN (since NA)
Member of:
  SPC
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (dependent territory of the UK)
US diplomatic representation:
  none (dependent territory of the UK)
Flag:
  blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the
  Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the
  coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a
  yellow anchor



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@node Economy (Pitcairn Islands)
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Overview:
  The inhabitants exist on fishing and subsistence farming. The fertile soil
  of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including
  citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an
  important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of
  postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships.
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 $430,440; expenditures $429,983, including capital expenditures of
  $NA (FY87 est.)
Exports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  fruits, vegetables, curios
 partners:
  NA
Imports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs
 partners:
  NA
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  110 kW capacity; 0.30 million kWh produced, 5,360 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  postage stamp sales, handicrafts
Agriculture:
  based on subsistence fishing and farming; wide variety of fruits and
  vegetables grown; must import grain products
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
  New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.9486 (January 1993), 1.8584 (1992),
  1.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989), 1.5244 (1988)
Fiscal year:
  1 April - 31 March



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@node Communications (Pitcairn Islands)
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Railroads:
  none
Highways:
  6.4 km dirt roads
Ports:
  Bounty Bay
Airports:
  none
Telecommunications:
  24 telephones; party line telephone service on the island; broadcast
  stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; diesel generator provides electricity



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@node Defense Forces (Pitcairn Islands)
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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the UK



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