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NORFOLK ISLAND
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(territory of Australia)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 34.6 km2; land area: 34.6 km2
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Comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 32 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain: volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
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Natural resources: fish
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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25%; forest and woodland 0%; other 75%
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Environment: subject to typhoons (especially May to July)
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Note: located 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific
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Ocean
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PEOPLE
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Population: 2,576 (July 1991), growth rate NEGL% (1991)
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Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Norfolk Islander(s);
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adjective--Norfolk Islander(s)
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Ethnic divisions: descendants of the Bounty mutiny; more recently,
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Australian and New Zealand settlers
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Religion: Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in
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Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%,
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other 2.4% (1986)
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Language: English (official) and Norfolk--a mixture of 18th century
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English and ancient Tahitian
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Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
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Labor force: NA
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Organized labor: NA
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: Territory of Norfolk Island
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Type: territory of Australia
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Capital: Kingston (administrative center), Burnt Pine (commercial
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center)
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Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)
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Independence: none (territory of Australia)
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Constitution: Norfolk Island Act of 1957
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Legal system: wide legislative and executive responsibility under
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the Norfolk Island Act of 1979; Supreme Court
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National holiday: Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June
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(1856)
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Executive branch: British monarch, governor general of Australia,
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administrator, Executive Council (cabinet)
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Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly
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Judicial branch: Supreme Court
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
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represented by Administrator H. B. MACDONALD (since NA 1989), who is
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appointed by the Governor General of Australia;
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Head of Government--Assembly President and Chief Minister John
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Terence BROWN (since NA)
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Political parties and leaders: NA
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Suffrage: universal at age 18
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Elections:
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Legislative Assembly--last held 1989 (held every three years);
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results--percent of vote by party NA;
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seats--(9 total) percent of seats by party NA
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Member of: none
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Diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia)
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Flag: three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green
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with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly
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wider white band
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ECONOMY
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Overview: The primary economic activity is tourism, which has
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brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific
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Islands. The number of visitors has increased steadily over the years and
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reached 29,000 in FY89. Revenues from tourism have given the
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island a favorable balance of trade and helped the agricultural sector to
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become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
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GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
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Unemployment rate: NA%
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Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $4.2 million, including
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capital expenditures of $400,000 (FY89)
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Exports: $1.7 million (f.o.b., FY86);
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commodities--postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine
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and Kentia Palm, small quantities of avocados;
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partners--Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
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Imports: $15.6 million (c.i.f., FY86);
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commodities--NA;
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partners--Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe
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External debt: NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 7,000 kW capacity; 8 million kWh produced,
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3,160 kWh per capita (1990)
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Industries: tourism
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Agriculture: Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals,
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vegetables, fruit, cattle, poultry
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Economic aid: none
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Currency: Australian dollar (plural--dollars);
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1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
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Exchange rates: Australian dollars ($A) per US$1--1.2834 (January
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1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987), 1.4905
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(1986), 1.4269 (1985)
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Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Highways: 80 km of roads, including 53 km of sealed roads;
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remainder are earth formed or coral surfaced
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Ports: none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
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Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m
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(Australian owned)
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Telecommunications: 1,500 radio receivers (1982); radio link
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service with Sydney; 987 telephones (1983); stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia
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