1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Budget
revenues, $4.3 billion, expenditures, $5.7 billion, deficit, $1.4 billion (1986)
Climate
tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Coastline
51 km
Comparative area
about one-fourth the size of Washington, D.C.
Environment
subject to typhoons (especially November to March)
Exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
Fiscal year
calendar year
Land use
NA% arable land; NA% permanent crops; NA% meadows and pastures; NA% forest and woodland; NA% other
Monetary conversion rate
(floating) 20.43 pesos=US$l (December 1986)
Special notes
none
Terrain
rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
Total area
47 km2; land area: 47 km2
People and Society
Ethnic divisions
descendants of Bounty mutineers
Labor force
no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing
Language
English (official); also a Tahitian/English dialect
Literacy
probably high
Nationality
noun — Pitcairn Islanders); adjective — Pitcairn Islander
Population
62 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 3.28%
Religion
100% Seventh Day-Adventists
Government
Branches
administered locally by Island Council consisting of four elected island officers, a secretary, and five nominated members
Capital
Adamstown
Communists
none
Elections
annual; Island Magistrate elected for a 3-year term
Government leaders
Terence D. O'LEARY, Governor and UK High Commissioner to New Zealand (since 1982); B. YOUNG, Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council (since 1985)
Legal system
Island Court; provisions for a Supreme Court
Official name
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
Suffrage
18 years old and 3 years residency
Type
British dependent territory
Economy
Agriculture
local use — citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, taro, beans, pumpkin, coconuts, wild goats, poultry
Budget
revenue $NZ812,639, expenditure $NZ1, 119,882 (1983/84 est.)
Electric power
25 kW capacity; .05 million kWh produced, 810 kWh per capita (1986)
Exports
fruits, vegetables, curios
Fiscal year
1 April-31 March
Fishing
plentiful
GNP
expenditure $NZ91 1,000 (1981/82); bartering important part of life
Imports
fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs
Major industries
postage stamp sales
Monetary conversion rate
NZ$1.93=US$1 (November 1986)
Natural resources
miro trees (used for handicrafts)
Communications
Airfields
319 total, 270 usable; 69 with permanent-surface runways; 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 51 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Constabulary— Integrated National Police
Civil air
53 major transport aircraft
Highways
156,000 km total (1984); 29,000 km paved; 77,000 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized soil surface; 50,000 km unimproved earth
Inland waterways
3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels
Military budget
for fiscal year ending 31 December 1987, $585 million; about 9.3% of central government budget 100 km tS»ndy Oeno Henderson Dude Pitcairn .ADAMSTOWN South Pacific Ocean
Military manpower
males 15-49, 14,926,000; 10,557,000 fit for military service; 649,000 reach military age (20) annually (1986)
Pipelines
refined products, 357 km
Ports
10 major, numerous minor
Railroads
378 km operable on Luzon (1982), 34% government owned; 116 km on Panay, privately owned
Telecommunications
good international radio and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate; 872,900 telephones (1.5 per 100 popl.); 267 AM stations, including 6 US; 55 FM stations; 33 TV stations, including 4 US; submarine cables extended to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; 1 international satellite ground station; 1 1 domestic satellite stations Defense Forces