Pitcairn Islands

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300296683
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Pitcairn Islands

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Pitcairn Islands (Australia-Oceania)

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Introduction ::Pitcairn Islands

Background:

Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today.

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Geography ::Pitcairn Islands

Location:Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand

Geographic coordinates:25 04 S, 130 06 W

Map references:Oceania

Area:

Total:47 sq km

Country comparison to the world:233

Land:47 sq km

Water:0 sq km

Area - comparative:About 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:0 km

Coastline:51 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:3 nm

Exclusive economic zone:200 nm

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Climate:Tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)

Terrain:Rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest point:Big Ridge 347 m

Natural resources:Miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish

Note:Manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore

Land use:

Arable land:NA

Permanent crops:NA

Other:NA

Irrigated land:NA

Natural hazards:Typhoons (especially November to March)

Environment - current issues:Deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)

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Geography - note:Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore

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People ::Pitcairn Islands

Population:48 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:238

Age structure:

0-14 years:NA

15-64 years:NA

65 years and over:NA (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:0% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:198

Birth rate:NA

Death rate:NA

Net migration rate:NA

Urbanization:

Urban population:0% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:NA

Infant mortality rate:

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Total:NA

Male:NA

Female:NA

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population:NA

Male:NA

Female:NA

Total fertility rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality:

Noun:Pitcairn Islander(s)

Adjective:Pitcairn Islander

Ethnic groups:Descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives

Religions:Seventh - day Adventist 100%

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Languages:English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)

Literacy: NA

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