Norfolk Island

Defense note

defense is the responsibility of Australia

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0

Radios

2,000 (1991 est.)

Telephone system

domestic: NA international: radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)

Telephones

1,087 (1983 est.)

Television broadcast stations

0

Televisions

900 (1991 est.) Defense

Agriculture

Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry

Budget

revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)

Currency

1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents

Economic aid

none

Economic overview

The primary economic activity is tourism, which has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The number of visitors has increased steadily over the years and reached 29,000 in FY88/89. Revenues from tourism have given the island a favorable balance of trade and helped the agricultural sector to become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.

Electricity

capacity: 7,000 kW production: 8 million kWh consumption per capita: 3,160 kWh (1990)

Exchange rates

Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3477 (January 1996), 1.3486 (1995), 1.3667 (1994), 1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2835 (1991), 1.2799 (1990)

Exports

$1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92) commodities: postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados partners: Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe

External debt

$NA

Fiscal year

1 July - 30 June

GDP

purchasing power parity - $NA

GDP composition by sector

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

GDP per capita

$NA

GDP real growth rate

NA%

Imports

$17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92) commodities: NA partners: Australia, Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe

Industrial production growth rate

NA%

Industries

tourism

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

NA%

Labor force

1,395 (1991 est.)

Unemployment rate

NA%

Area

total area: 34.6 sq km land area: 34.6 sq km comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Climate

subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation

Coastline

32 km

Environment

current issues: NA natural hazards: typhoons (especially May to July) international agreements: NA

Geographic coordinates

29 02 S, 167 57 E

International disputes

none

Irrigated land

NA sq km

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 0% other: 75%

Location

Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia

Map references

Oceania

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm

Natural resources

fish

Terrain

volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m

Administrative divisions

none (territory of Australia)

Capital

Kingston (administrative center); Burnt Pine (commercial center)

Constitution

Norfolk Island Act of 1979

Data code

NF

Diplomatic representation in US

none (territory of Australia)

Executive branch

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952) is a hereditary monarch; the queen and Australia are represented by Administrator Alan Gardner KERR (since NA April 1992) who was appointed by the governor general of Australia head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister John Terrence BROWN (since NA) was elected for not more than three years by the Legislative Assembly cabinet: Executive Council is made up of executive members of the Legislative Assembly

Flag

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

Independence

none (territory of Australia)

International organization participation

none

Judicial branch

Supreme Court

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

Legislative Assembly

elections last held 20 May 1992 (next to be held NA May 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (9 total) independents 9

Legislative branch

unicameral

Name of country

conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island

National holiday

Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)

Political parties and leaders

none

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Type of government

territory of Australia

US diplomatic representation

none (territory of Australia)

Age structure

0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Birth rate

NA births/1,000 population

Death rate

NA deaths/1,000 population

Ethnic divisions

descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander

Infant mortality rate

NA deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian

Life expectancy at birth

total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years

Nationality

noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)

Net migration rate

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Population

2,209 (July 1996 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.68% (1996 est.)

Religions

Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)

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 all ages: NA male(s)/female

Total fertility rate

NA children born/woman

Airports

total: 1 with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (1995 est.)

Highways

total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km

Merchant marine

none

Ports

none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade

Railways

0 km