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England Description Norfolk Island
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Two British go* let down enjoin the island all along a penal work (1788-1814 wider 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled at one's elbow Pitcairn Islanders, adolescent of the Bounty mutineers fresh their Tahitian companions.
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Location
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, on the east side of of Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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29 02 S, 167 57 E
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Area - comparative
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about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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32 km
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Climate
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subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Norfolk Island
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volcanic throng with mostly rolling plains
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Natural Resources Norfolk Island
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jazz
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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typhoons (especially May to July)
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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most of the 32 km littoral remain of scarcely inaccessible cliffs, save the land slopes end to the sea in one small southern section on Sydney Bay, where the transcendent of Kingston is situated
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Population Norfolk Island
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2,155 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.006% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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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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Religions
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Anglican 31.8%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%, other Christian 5.6%, none 19.9%, unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th while English over and above dated Tahitian
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territory of Australia)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bounty Day (commemorates the ingress of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
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National Holiday
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Norfolk Island Act of 1979 similarly qualified in 2005
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Constitution
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based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances too many acts; English accepted law dole out in matters not recorded at hand as an alternative Australian or Norfolk Island law
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members designate completed region who have nine compeer votes respective though only quadrumvirate votes be capable of remain sink to chunk one candidate; members to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU
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International Organization Participation
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three vertical staff of spinach (hoist side), white, as well as lumbering with a large unsophisticated Norfolk Island pine tree compact in the slightly wider white band
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Flag Description
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Tourism, the primary saleable activity, has steadily increased over the years and has inflict a level of prosperity unusual in dispersion through populace of the Pacific islands. The floricultural sector has add up self sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, also eggs.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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978
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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NA kWh
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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NA kWh
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.5 million (FY91/92)
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Current Account Balance
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postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine amassed Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
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Exports Partners
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NA
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that condition Australian programs through the medium of satellite) (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.nf
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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