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1. WordNet® 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

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Norfolk Island

   Introduction Norfolk Island
   ---------------------------
                            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
   ------------------------
                              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
   ---------------------
                            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
   -------------------------
                          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
   ----------------------
                    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
   -----------------------------
         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
   -----------------------------
                               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
   -----------------------
                           Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
                                            Australia
  
   Transnational Issues Norfolk Island
   -----------------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



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