"text":"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":{
"Location":{
"text":"Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia"
},
"Geographic coordinates":{
"text":"29 02 S, 167 57 E"
},
"Map references":{
"text":"Oceania"
},
"Area":{
"total":{
"text":"36 sq km"
},
"land":{
"text":"36 sq km"
},
"water":{
"text":"0 sq km"
}
},
"Area - comparative":{
"text":"about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC"
},
"Land boundaries":{
"text":"0 km"
},
"Coastline":{
"text":"32 km"
},
"Maritime claims":{
"territorial sea":{
"text":"12 nm"
},
"exclusive fishing zone":{
"text":"200 nm"
}
},
"Climate":{
"text":"subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation"
},
"Terrain":{
"text":"volcanic island with mostly rolling plains"
"text":"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 and Society":{
"Nationality":{
"noun":{
"text":"Norfolk Islander(s)"
},
"adjective":{
"text":"Norfolk Islander(s)"
}
},
"Ethnic groups":{
"text":"Australian 79.5%, New Zealander 13.3%, Fijian 2.5%, Filipino 1.1%, English 1%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)"
},
"Languages":{
"text":"English (official) 67.6%, other 32.4% (includes Norfolk Island 23.7%, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) (2011 est.)"
},
"Religions":{
"text":"Protestant 49.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.7%, other 8.6%, none 23.5%, unspecified 6.6% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population":{
"text":"2,210 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate":{
"text":"0.01% (2014 est.)"
},
"Sex ratio":{
"text":"NA"
},
"Infant mortality rate":{
"total":{
"text":"NA"
},
"male":{
"text":"NA"
},
"female":{
"text":"NA"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth":{
"total population":{
"text":"NA"
},
"male":{
"text":"NA"
},
"female":{
"text":"NA"
}
},
"Total fertility rate":{
"text":"NA"
},
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate":{
"text":"NA"
},
"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS":{
"text":"NA"
},
"HIV/AIDS - deaths":{
"text":"NA"
}
},
"Government":{
"Country name":{
"conventional long form":{
"text":"Territory of Norfolk Island"
},
"conventional short form":{
"text":"Norfolk Island"
}
},
"Dependency status":{
"text":"self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
},
"Government type":{
"text":"NA"
},
"Capital":{
"name":{
"text":"Kingston"
},
"geographic coordinates":{
"text":"29 03 S, 167 58 E"
},
"time difference":{
"text":"UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
}
},
"Administrative divisions":{
"text":"none (territory of Australia)"
},
"Independence":{
"text":"none (territory of Australia)"
},
"National holiday":{
"text":"Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)"
},
"Constitution":{
"text":"previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2010 (2011)"
},
"Legal system":{
"text":"English common law and the laws of Australia"
},
"Suffrage":{
"text":"18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch":{
"chief of state":{
"text":"Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general"
"text":"Executive Council consists of 4 Legislative Assembly members"
},
"elections/appointments":{
"text":"the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia"
"text":"interim Advisory Council seats - 5 (appointed)"
},
"note":{
"text":"following an adminstrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council will consist of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections in early 2016, the new Regional Council will commence operations on 1 July 2016"
"text":"Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and NA justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court of Australia"
},
"judge selection and term of office":{
"text":"justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70"
},
"subordinate courts":{
"text":"Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders":{
"text":"Norfolk Island Labor Party [Mike KELLY] ++ Norfolk Liberals [John BROWN]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders":{
"text":"none"
},
"International organization participation":{
"text":"UPU"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US":{
"text":"none (territory of Australia)"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US":{
"text":"none (territory of Australia)"
},
"Flag description":{
"text":"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; green stands for the rich vegetation on the island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk Island",
"note":{
"text":"somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria"
}
},
"National symbol(s)":{
"text":"Norfolk Island pine"
},
"National anthem":{
"name":{
"text":"\"Come Ye Blessed\""
},
"lyrics/music":{
"text":"New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT"
},
"note":{
"text":"the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" as a territory of Australia, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see Australia); however, the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\""
}
}
},
"Economy":{
"Economy - overview":{
"text":"Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)":{
"text":"$NA"
},
"Agriculture - products":{
"text":"Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry"
