Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia;
formerly a British penal colony;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Norfolk Island
n 1: an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off
the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal
colony
CIA World Factbook 2002:
Norfolk Island
Introduction Norfolk Island
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Background: 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 Norfolk Island
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Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific
Ocean, east of Australia
Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Map references: Oceania
Area: total: 34.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km
Area - comparative: 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: 12 NM
Climate: subtropical, mild, little seasonal
temperature variation
Terrain: volcanic formation with mostly
rolling plains
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Natural resources: fish
Land use: arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: typhoons (especially May to July)
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: 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 Norfolk Island
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Population: 1,866 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.2%
15-64 years: 63.9%
65 years and over: 15.9% (1996)
Population growth rate: -0.69% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population
Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio: 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
Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA years
female: NA years
male: NA years
Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Ethnic groups: descendants of the Bounty mutineers,
Australian, New Zealander,
Polynesians
Religions: 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)
Languages: English (official), Norfolk a
mixture of 18th century English and
ancient Tahitian
Literacy: NA
Government Norfolk Island
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Country name: conventional long form: Territory of
Norfolk Island
conventional short form: Norfolk
Island
Dependency status: territory of Australia; Canberra
administers Commonwealth
responsibilities on Norfolk Island
through the Department of
Environment, Sport, and Territories
Government type: NA
Capital: Kingston
Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)
Independence: none (territory of Australia)
National holiday: Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June
(1856)
Constitution: Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Legal system: based on the laws of Australia,
local ordinances and acts; English
common law applies in matters not
covered by either Australian or
Norfolk Island law
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
(since 6 February 1952); the UK and
Australia are represented by
Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER
(since 4 August 1997)
election results: Geoffrey Robert
GARDNER elected chief minister;
percent of Legislative Assembly vote
- NA%
elections: the monarch is
hereditary; administrator appointed
by the governor general of
Australia; chief minister elected by
the Legislative Assembly for a term
of not more than three years;
election last held 29 November 2001
(next to be held by December 2004)
head of government: Assembly
President and Chief Minister
Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5
December 2001)
cabinet: Executive Council is made
up of four of the nine members of
the Legislative Assembly; the
council devises government policy
and acts as an advisor to the
administrator
Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (9
seats; members elected by electors
who have nine equal votes each but
only four votes can be given to any
one candidate; members serve three-
year terms)
elections: last held 29 November
2001 (next to be held by December
2004)
election results: percent of vote -
NA%; seats - independents 9
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Petty
Sessions
Political parties and leaders: none
Political pressure groups and none
leaders:
International organization none
participation:
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation from the none (territory of Australia)
US:
Flag description: 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
Economy Norfolk Island
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Economy - overview: Tourism, the primary economic
activity, has steadily increased
over the years and has brought a
level of prosperity unusual among
inhabitants of the Pacific islands.
The agricultural sector has become
self-sufficient in the production of
beef, poultry, and eggs.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate: NA%
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
Labor force: NA
Labor force - by occupation: tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture
NA%
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget: revenues: $4.6 million
expenditures: $4.8 million,
including capital expenditures of
$NA (FY92/93)
Industries: tourism
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - production: NA kWh
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA%
other: NA%
nuclear: NA%
Electricity - consumption: NA kWh
Agriculture - products: Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia
palm seed, cereals, vegetables,
fruit; cattle, poultry
Exports: $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)
Exports - commodities: postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk
Island pine and Kentia palm, small
quantities of avocados
Exports - partners: Australia, other Pacific island
countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Imports: $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92)
Imports - commodities: NA
Imports - partners: Australia, other Pacific island
countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Debt - external: $NA
Economic aid - recipient: $NA
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Currency code: AUD
Exchange rates: Australian dollars per US dollar -
1.9354 (January 2002), 1.9320
(2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497
(1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Communications Norfolk Island
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Telephones - main lines in use: 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1983)
Telephone system: general assessment: adequate
domestic: NA
international: radiotelephone
service with Sydney (Australia)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: 2,500 (1996)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (local programming station plus
two repeaters that bring in
Australian programs by satellite)
(1998)
Televisions: 1,200 (1996)
Internet country code: .nf
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)
Internet users: NA
Transportation Norfolk Island
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Railways: 0 km
Highways: total: 80 km
paved: 53 km
unpaved: 27 km (2001)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: none; loading jetties at Kingston
and Cascade
Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
Airports: 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
Military Norfolk Island
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Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
Australia
Transnational Issues Norfolk Island
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Disputes - international: none