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"text": "In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). The Southern Lands are now divided into five administrative districts, two of which are archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; the third is a district composed of two volcanic islands, Ile Saint-Paul and Ile Amsterdam; the fourth, Iles Eparses, consists of five scattered tropical islands around Madagascar. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna, scientists at the various scientific stations, fishermen, and military personnel. The fifth district is the Antarctic portion, which consists of \"Adelie Land,\" a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840. ++ Ile Amsterdam: Discovered but not named in 1522 by the Spanish, the island subsequently received the appellation of Nieuw Amsterdam from a Dutchman; it was claimed by France in 1843. A short-lived attempt at cattle farming began in 1871. A French meteorological station established on the island in 1949 is still in use.; ++ Ile Saint Paul: Claimed by France since 1893, the island was a fishing industry center from 1843 to 1914. In 1928, a spiny lobster cannery was established, but when the company went bankrupt in 1931, seven workers were abandoned. Only two survived until 1934 when rescue finally arrived.; ++ Iles Crozet: A large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau, Iles Crozet is divided into two main groups: L'Occidental (the West), which includes Ile aux Cochons, Ilots des Apotres, Ile des Pingouins, and the reefs Brisants de l'Heroine; and L'Oriental (the East), which includes Ile d'Est and Ile de la Possession (the largest island of the Crozets). Discovered and claimed by France in 1772, the islands were used for seal hunting and as a base for whaling. Originally administered as a dependency of Madagascar, they became part of the TAAF in 1955.; ++ Iles Kerguelen: This island group, discovered in 1772, consists of one large island (Ile Kerguelen) and about 300 smaller islands. A permanent group of 50 to 100 scientists resides at the main base at Port-aux-Francais.; ++ Adelie Land: The only non-insular district of the TAAF is the Antarctic claim known as \"Adelie Land.\" The US Government does not recognize it as a French dependency.; ++ Bassas da India: A French possession since 1897, this atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.; ++ Europa Island: This heavily wooded island has been a French possession since 1897; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.; ++ Glorioso Islands: A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.; ++ Juan de Nova Island: Named after a famous 15th-century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station.; ++ Tromelin Island: First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station."
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"text": "southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, \"Adelie Land\"; the US does not recognize the French claim to \"Adelie Land\""
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"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Iles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Iles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon) ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ note: excludes \"Adelie Land\" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC; ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC; ++ Iles Kerguelen: slightly larger than Delaware; ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC; ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 28 km ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): ++ Iles Kerguelen: 2,800 km ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22.2 km ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 24.1 km ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 3.7 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm from Iles Kerguelen and Iles Eparses (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands); Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island claim a continental shelf of 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul: oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity; ++ Iles Crozet: windy, cold, wet, and cloudy; ++ Iles Kerguelen: oceanic, cold, overcast, windy; ++ Iles Eparses: tropical"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): a volcanic island with steep coastal cliffs; the center floor of the volcano is a large plateau; ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): triangular in shape, the island is the top of a volcano, rocky with steep cliffs on the eastern side; has active thermal springs; ++ Iles Crozet: a large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau is divided into two groups of islands; ++ Iles Kerguelen: the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with peninsulas stretching off its coasts; ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon; ++ Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island: low, flat, and sandy; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): low, flat, sandy; likely volcanic seamount"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "highest points throughout the French Southern and Antarctic Lands: unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m;24 unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "fish, crayfish, note, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note - in the 1950's and 1960's, several species of trout were introduced to Iles Kerguelen of which two, Brown trout and Brook trout, survived to establish wild populations; reindeer were also introduced to Iles Kerguelen in 1956 as a source of fresh meat for whaling crews, the herd today, one of two in the Southern Hemisphere, is estimated to number around 4,000"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs ++ volcanism: Reunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise (2,632 m), which has erupted many times in recent years including 2010, 2015, and 2017, is one of the world's most active volcanoes; although rare, eruptions outside the volcano's caldera could threaten nearby cities"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "introduction of foreign species on Iles Crozet has caused severe damage to the original ecosystem; overfishing of Patagonian toothfish around Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "islands' component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll is a circular reef atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano; ++ Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles; ++ Glorioso Island (Iles Eparses): islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones in the western Indian Ocean; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "no indigenous inhabitants",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays ++ Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession ++ Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable ++ Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "French Southern and Antarctic Lands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"abbreviation": {
|
||||
"text": "TAAF"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location in the Southern Hemisphere"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "overseas territory of France since 1955"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Eparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam; the fifth district is the \"Adelie Land\" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see France"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Cecile POZZO DI BORGO (since 13 October 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of France is used"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations, military bases, and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".tf"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications - note": {
|
||||
"text": "has one or more meteorological stations on each possession"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "4 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "French claim to \"Adelie Land\" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US; ++ Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Madagascar; the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands); ; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Mauritius"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). The Southern Lands are now divided into five administrative districts, two of which are archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; the third is a district composed of two volcanic islands, Ile Saint-Paul and Ile Amsterdam; the fourth, Iles Eparses, consists of five scattered tropical islands around Madagascar. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna, scientists at the various scientific stations, fishermen, and military personnel. The fifth district is the Antarctic portion, which consists of \"Adelie Land,\" a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840. ++ Ile Amsterdam: Discovered but not named in 1522 by the Spanish, the island subsequently received the appellation of Nieuw Amsterdam from a Dutchman; it was claimed by France in 1843. A short-lived attempt at cattle farming began in 1871. A French meteorological station established on the island in 1949 is still in use.; ++ Ile Saint Paul: Claimed by France since 1893, the island was a fishing industry center from 1843 to 1914. In 1928, a spiny lobster cannery was established, but when the company went bankrupt in 1931, seven workers were abandoned. Only two survived until 1934 when rescue finally arrived.; ++ Iles Crozet: A large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau, Iles Crozet is divided into two main groups: L'Occidental (the West), which includes Ile aux Cochons, Ilots des Apotres, Ile des Pingouins, and the reefs Brisants de l'Heroine; and L'Oriental (the East), which includes Ile d'Est and Ile de la Possession (the largest island of the Crozets). Discovered and claimed by France in 1772, the islands were used for seal hunting and as a base for whaling. Originally administered as a dependency of Madagascar, they became part of the TAAF in 1955.; ++ Iles Kerguelen: This island group, discovered in 1772, consists of one large island (Ile Kerguelen) and about 300 smaller islands. A permanent group of 50 to 100 scientists resides at the main base at Port-aux-Francais.; ++ Adelie Land: The only non-insular district of the TAAF is the Antarctic claim known as \"Adelie Land.\" The US Government does not recognize it as a French dependency.; ++ Bassas da India: A French possession since 1897, this atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.; ++ Europa Island: This heavily wooded island has been a French possession since 1897; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.; ++ Glorioso Islands: A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.; ++ Juan de Nova Island: Named after a famous 15th-century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station.; ++ Tromelin Island: First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, \"Adelie Land\"; the US does not recognize the French claim to \"Adelie Land\""
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 37 50 S, 77 32 E; ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 38 72 S, 77 53 E; ++ Iles Crozet: 46 25 S, 51 00 E; ++ Iles Kerguelen: 49 15 S, 69 35 E; ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 21 30 S, 39 50 E; ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22 20 S, 40 22 E; ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 11 30 S, 47 20 E; ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 17 03 S, 42 45 E; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 15 52 S, 54 25 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Antarctic RegionAfrica"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Iles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Iles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon) ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km ++ note: excludes \"Adelie Land\" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC; ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC; ++ Iles Kerguelen: slightly larger than Delaware; ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC; ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 28 km ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): ++ Iles Kerguelen: 2,800 km ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km ++ Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22.2 km ++ Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km ++ Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 24.1 km ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 3.7 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm from Iles Kerguelen and Iles Eparses (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands); Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island claim a continental shelf of 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul: oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity; ++ Iles Crozet: windy, cold, wet, and cloudy; ++ Iles Kerguelen: oceanic, cold, overcast, windy; ++ Iles Eparses: tropical"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): a volcanic island with steep coastal cliffs; the center floor of the volcano is a large plateau; ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): triangular in shape, the island is the top of a volcano, rocky with steep cliffs on the eastern side; has active thermal springs; ++ Iles Crozet: a large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau is divided into two groups of islands; ++ Iles Kerguelen: the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with peninsulas stretching off its coasts; ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon; ++ Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island: low, flat, and sandy; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): low, flat, sandy; likely volcanic seamount"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "highest points throughout the French Southern and Antarctic Lands: unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m;24 unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "fish, crayfish, note, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note - in the 1950's and 1960's, several species of trout were introduced to Iles Kerguelen of which two, Brown trout and Brook trout, survived to establish wild populations; reindeer were also introduced to Iles Kerguelen in 1956 as a source of fresh meat for whaling crews, the herd today, one of two in the Southern Hemisphere, is estimated to number around 4,000"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs ++ volcanism: Reunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise (2,632 m), which has erupted many times in recent years including 2010, 2015, and 2017, is one of the world's most active volcanoes; although rare, eruptions outside the volcano's caldera could threaten nearby cities"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "introduction of foreign species on Iles Crozet has caused severe damage to the original ecosystem; overfishing of Patagonian toothfish around Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "islands' component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll is a circular reef atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano; ++ Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles; ++ Glorioso Island (Iles Eparses): islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones in the western Indian Ocean; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "no indigenous inhabitants",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological station ++ Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays ++ Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession ++ Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen ++ Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable ++ Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "French Southern and Antarctic Lands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"local long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"abbreviation": {
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location in the Southern Hemisphere"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "overseas territory of France since 1955"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Eparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam; the fifth district is the \"Adelie Land\" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see France"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Cecile POZZO DI BORGO (since 13 October 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of France)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of France is used"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations, military bases, and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "has one or more meteorological stations on each possession"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "4 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "French claim to \"Adelie Land\" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US; ++ Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Madagascar; the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands); ; ++ Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Mauritius"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,151 +1,151 @@
|
|||
{
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "The UK transferred these uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve."
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "antarctic"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, most recently in 2005"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the laws of Australia apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the flag of Australia is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters. Visits to Heard Island typically focus on terrestrial and marine research and infrequent private expeditions."
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
{
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "The UK transferred these uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve."
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "53 06 S, 72 31 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "412 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "412 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "antarctic"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, most recently in 2005"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "named after American Captain John HEARD, who sighted the island on 25 November 1853, and American Captain William McDONALD, who discovered the islands on 4 January 1854"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australian Antarctic Division)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the laws of Australia apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the flag of Australia is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters. Visits to Heard Island typically focus on terrestrial and marine research and infrequent private expeditions."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
|||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000."
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 14 S, 123 05 E"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "illegal killing of protected wildlife by traditional Indonesian fisherman, as well as fishing by non-traditional Indonesian vessels, are ongoing problems; sea level rise, changes in sea temperature, and ocean acidification are concerns; marine debris"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000."
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIES-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. Apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 kilometers north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon. North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island."
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|
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|
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
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|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the name refers to the abundant coconut trees on the islands and to English Captain William KEELING, the first European to sight the islands in 1609"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 10 S, 96 50 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"time difference": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "amended many times, last in 2016"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "common law based on the Australian model"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (since 5 October 2018)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the flag of Australia is used"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Coconuts, grown throughout the islands, are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1% (2003)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0.1% (2011) / 60% (2000 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "foodstuffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014) / 1.1094 (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "telephone service is part of the Australian network; an operational local mobile-cellular network available; wireless Internet connectivity available"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local area code - 08"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "international code - 61 8; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".cc"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "22 km (2007)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"paved": {
|
||||
"text": "10 km (2007)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 km (2007)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
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|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIES-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. Apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 kilometers north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon. North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island."
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 30 S, 96 50 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Southeast Asia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "14 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "14 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "flat, low-lying coral atolls"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "South Point on South Island 9 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "fish"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
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|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "100% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "only Home Island and West Island are populated"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "cyclone season is October to April"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "freshwater resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs; illegal fishing a concern"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "596 (July 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Cocos Islander(s)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"adjective": {
|
||||
"text": "Cocos Islander"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Europeans, Cocos Malays"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "English 22.3%, Malay (Cocos dialect) 68.8%, unspecified 8.9% (2016 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: data represent language spoken at home"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population growth rate": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "only Home Island and West Island are populated"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Infant mortality rate": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Life expectancy at birth": {
|
||||
"total population": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "the name refers to the abundant coconut trees on the islands and to English Captain William KEELING, the first European to sight the islands in 1609"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government type": {
|
||||
"text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Capital": {
|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "West Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "12 10 S, 96 50 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"time difference": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Independence": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National holiday": {
|
||||
"text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Constitution": {
|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "amended many times, last in 2016"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "common law based on the Australian model"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Suffrage": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (since 5 October 2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"cabinet": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections/appointments": {
|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of Australia is used"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Coconuts, grown throughout the islands, are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - real growth rate": {
|
||||
"text": "1% (2003)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "copra products, tourism"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force - by occupation": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Unemployment rate": {
|
||||
"text": "0.1% (2011) / 60% (2000 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "copra"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "foodstuffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014) / 1.1094 (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "telephone service is part of the Australian network; an operational local mobile-cellular network available; wireless Internet connectivity available"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local area code - 08"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "international code - 61 8; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".cc"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"2,438 to 3,047 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "22 km (2007)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"paved": {
|
||||
"text": "10 km (2007)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unpaved": {
|
||||
"text": "12 km (2007)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"major seaport(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Port Refuge"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
|||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. The Coral Sea Islands Act 1969 was amended in 1997 to extend the boundaries of the Coral Sea Islands Territory around Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "18 00 S, 152 00 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "3 sq km less than"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "3 sq km less than"
|
||||
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|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most important"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "about four times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "3 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive fishing zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "tropical"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "sand and coral reefs and islands (cays)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "10 25 S, 105 43 E"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held on 21 October 2017 (next to be held in October 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 9; composition as of 17 October 2015 - men 7, women 2, percent of women 22.2%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island, including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed; the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the flag of Australia is used for official purposes"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National symbol(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "golden bosun bird"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "phosphate"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "consumer goods"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "service provided by the Australian network"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local area code - 08; GSM mobile-cellular telephone service is provided by Telstra as part of the Australian network"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "international code - 61 8; ASC submarine cable to Singapore and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat provides telephone and telex service) (2019)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".cx"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "790"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "35.8% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with paved runways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Railways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "18 km (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"standard gauge": {
|
||||
"text": "18 km 1.435-m (not in operation) (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Roadways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "140 km (2011)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"paved": {
|
||||
"text": "30 km (2011)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unpaved": {
|
||||
"text": "110 km (2011)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"major seaport(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Flying Fish Cove"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "Although Europeans had sighted the island at least as early as 1615, it was only named in 1643 for the day of its rediscovery. The island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888 with the discovery of the island's phosphate deposits. Following the Second World War, Christmas Island came under the jurisdiction of the new British Colony of Singapore. The island existed as a separate Crown colony from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958 when its transfer to Australian jurisdiction was finalized. That date is still celebrated on the first Monday in October as Territory Day. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "10 30 S, 105 40 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Southeast Asia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "135 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "135 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"text": "138.9 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"contiguous zone": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive fishing zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Murray Hill 361 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "phosphate, beaches"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Irrigated land": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "majority of the population lives on the northern tip of the island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "located along major sea lanes of the Indian Ocean"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "2,205 (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Nationality": {
|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Christmas Islander(s)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"adjective": {
|
||||
"text": "Christmas Island"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ethnic groups": {
|
||||
"text": "Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% (2001)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: no indigenous population"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Languages": {
|
||||
"text": "English (official) 27.6%, Mandarin 17.2%, Malay 17.1%, Cantonese 3.9%, Min Nan 1.6%, Tagalog 1%, other 4.5%, unspecified 27.1% (2016 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: data represent language spoken at home"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Religions": {
|
||||
"text": "Muslim 19.4%, Buddhist 18.3%, Roman Catholic 8.8%, Protestant 6.5% (includes Anglican 3.6%, Uniting Church 1.2%, other 1.7%), other Christian 3.3%, other 0.6%, none 15.3%, unspecified 27.7% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Age structure": {
|
||||
"0-14 years": {
|
||||
"text": "12.79% (male 147/female 135) (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"15-24 years": {
|
||||
"text": "12.2% (male 202/female 67) (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"25-54 years": {
|
||||
"text": "57.91% (male 955/female 322) (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"55-64 years": {
|
||||
"text": "11.66% (male 172/female 85) (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"65 years and over": {
|
||||
"text": "5.44% (male 84/female 36) (2017 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population growth rate": {
|
||||
"text": "1.11% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "majority of the population lives on the northern tip of the island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Sex ratio": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Infant mortality rate": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Life expectancy at birth": {
|
||||
"total population": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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 Christmas Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Christmas Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its rediscovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643); the island had been sighted by Europeans as early as 1615"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government type": {
|
||||
"text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Capital": {
|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "10 25 S, 105 43 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"time difference": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "etymology: self-descriptive name for the main locus of population"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Independence": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National holiday": {
|
||||
"text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Constitution": {
|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "amended many times, last in 2016"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Suffrage": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (since 5 October 2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections/appointments": {
|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held on 21 October 2017 (next to be held in October 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 9; composition as of 17 October 2015 - men 7, women 2, percent of women 22.2%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island, including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed; the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the flag of Australia is used for official purposes"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National symbol(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "golden bosun bird"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "phosphate"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "consumer goods"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "service provided by the Australian network"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local area code - 08; GSM mobile-cellular telephone service is provided by Telstra as part of the Australian network"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "international code - 61 8; ASC submarine cable to Singapore and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat provides telephone and telex service) (2019)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".cx"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "790"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "35.8% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "18 km (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"standard gauge": {
|
||||
"text": "18 km 1.435-m (not in operation) (2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "140 km (2011)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "30 km (2011)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unpaved": {
|
||||
"text": "110 km (2011)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Flying Fish Cove"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
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{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"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."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "29 02 S, 167 57 E"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "36 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "36 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "volcanic island with mostly rolling plains"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mount Bates 319 m"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "25% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 25% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "11.5% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "63.5% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "population concentrated around the capital of Kingston"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "tropical cyclones (especially May to July)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "inadequate solid waste management; most freshwater obtained through rainwater catchment; preservation of unique ecosystem"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1,748 (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Islander(s)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"adjective": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Islander(s)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australian 22.8%, English 22.4%, Pitcairn 20%, Scottish 6%, Irish 5.2% (2011 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: respondents were able to identify up to two ancestries; percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Norfolk Island, including those who did not identify an ancestry; only top responses are shown"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (also known as Norfuk or Norf'k, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: data represent language spoken at home"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Protestant 46.8% (Anglican 29.2%, Uniting Church in Australia 9.8%, Presbyterian 2.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.7%, other 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 1.4%, none 26.7%, unspecified 9.5% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0.01% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "population concentrated around the capital of Kingston"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Sex ratio": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Infant mortality rate": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Life expectancy at birth": {
|
||||
"total population": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Education expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territory of Norfolk Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "named by British explorer Captain James COOK after Mary HOWARD, Duchess of Norfolk, in 1774"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia; note - the Norfolk Island Regional Council, which began operations 1 July 2016, is responsible for planning and managing a variety of public services, including those funded by the Government of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Capital": {
|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "Kingston"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "29 03 S, 167 58 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"time difference": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "etymology: the name is a blending of the words \"king's\" and \"town\"; the British king at the time of the town's settlement in the late 18th century was George III"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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": {
|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "amended many times, last in 2015"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "English common law and the laws of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Suffrage": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Administrator Eric HUTCHINSON (since 1 April 2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"cabinet": {
|
||||
"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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; councillors directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); mayor elected annually by the councillors"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "elections last held 28 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "seats by party - independent 5; composition - men 4, women 1, percent of women 20%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 and replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"highest courts": {
|
||||
"text": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High 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]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"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": "note: 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": "note: the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\" (which other Australian territories use); instead \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"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)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "978 (2006)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force - by occupation": {
|
||||
"agriculture": {
|
||||
"text": "6%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"industry": {
|
||||
"text": "14%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"services": {
|
||||
"text": "80% (2006 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "4.6 million (FY99/00)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "4.8 million (FY99/00)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "$NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Debt - external": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3291 (2016 est.) / 1.3291 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "adequate, 4G mobile telecommunication network (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "free local calls"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 672; submarine cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "1 local radio station; broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available via satellite (2009)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".nf"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "765"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "34.6% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with paved runways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
{
|
||||
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|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"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."
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "29 02 S, 167 57 E"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "36 sq km"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "volcanic island with mostly rolling plains"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "tropical cyclones (especially May to July)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "inadequate solid waste management; most freshwater obtained through rainwater catchment; preservation of unique ecosystem"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1,748 (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Islander(s)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Islander(s)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australian 22.8%, English 22.4%, Pitcairn 20%, Scottish 6%, Irish 5.2% (2011 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: respondents were able to identify up to two ancestries; percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Norfolk Island, including those who did not identify an ancestry; only top responses are shown"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (also known as Norfuk or Norf'k, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: data represent language spoken at home"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Protestant 46.8% (Anglican 29.2%, Uniting Church in Australia 9.8%, Presbyterian 2.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.7%, other 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 1.4%, none 26.7%, unspecified 9.5% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0.01% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "population concentrated around the capital of Kingston"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total population": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
"Education expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "Territory of Norfolk Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "named by British explorer Captain James COOK after Mary HOWARD, Duchess of Norfolk, in 1774"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia; note - the Norfolk Island Regional Council, which began operations 1 July 2016, is responsible for planning and managing a variety of public services, including those funded by the Government of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "Kingston"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "29 03 S, 167 58 E"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"time difference": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "etymology: the name is a blending of the words \"king's\" and \"town\"; the British king at the time of the town's settlement in the late 18th century was George III"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Independence": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "amended many times, last in 2015"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "English common law and the laws of Australia"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Administrator Eric HUTCHINSON (since 1 April 2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; councillors directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); mayor elected annually by the councillors"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "elections last held 28 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "seats by party - independent 5; composition - men 4, women 1, percent of women 20%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 and replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"highest courts": {
|
||||
"text": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High 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]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"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": "note: 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": "note: the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\" (which other Australian territories use); instead \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"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)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "978 (2006)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force - by occupation": {
|
||||
"agriculture": {
|
||||
"text": "6%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"industry": {
|
||||
"text": "14%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"services": {
|
||||
"text": "80% (2006 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "4.6 million (FY99/00)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "4.8 million (FY99/00)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "$NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
"Debt - external": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3291 (2016 est.) / 1.3291 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "adequate, 4G mobile telecommunication network (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "free local calls"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 672; submarine cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1 local radio station; broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available via satellite (2009)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": ".nf"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "765"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "34.6% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "80 km (2008)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"paved": {
|
||||
"text": "53 km (2008)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unpaved": {
|
||||
"text": "27 km (2008)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"major seaport(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Kingston"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
|||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "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."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "25 04 S, 130 06 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "47 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "47 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish, note, manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "occasional tropical cyclones (especially November to March), but generally only heavy tropical storms; landslides"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "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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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Islander(s)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Islander"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Seventh-Day Adventist 100%"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
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|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"vectorborne diseases": {
|
||||
"text": "malaria"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "25 04 S, 130 05 W"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "etymology: named after John Adams (1767–1829), the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "local island by-laws"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see United Kingdom"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Laura CLARK (since 25 January 2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Charlene WARREN-PEU (since 1 January 2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held not later than December 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "Charlene WARREN-PEU elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "last held in November 2017 (next to be held not later than December 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent; composition - men 5, women 5, percent of women 50%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice, an ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"judge selection and term of office": {
|
||||
"text": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges can serve until retirement, normally at age 75"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subordinate courts": {
|
||||
"text": "Magistrate's Court"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "SPC, UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a flowering twig of miro (a local plant)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "We From Pitcairn Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"lyrics/music": {
|
||||
"text": "unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "honey; wide variety of fruits and vegetables; goats, chickens; fish"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "15 (2004)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "746,000 (FY04/05)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "1.028 million (FY04/05)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "honey, fruits, vegetables, curios, postage stamps"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "satellite-based phone services; rural connectivity a challenge; 2G services widespread; demand for mobile broadband due to mobile services providing Internet source; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 will improve telecommunications in the region (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local phone service with international connections via Internet (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 Inmarsat"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "satellite TV from Fiji-based Sky Pacific offering a wide range of international channels"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".pn"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "54"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications - note": {
|
||||
"text": "satellite-based local phone service and broadband Internet connections available in all homes"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "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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|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "25 04 S, 130 06 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "47 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "47 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "about three-tenths the size of Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "51 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Palwala Valley Point on Big Ridge 347 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish, note, manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "74.5% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "25.5% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "occasional tropical cyclones (especially November to March), but generally only heavy tropical storms; landslides"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "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"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "50 (2020 est. est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Nationality": {
|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Islander(s)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"adjective": {
|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Islander"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "other descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Seventh-Day Adventist 100%"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "etymology: named after John Adams (1767–1829), the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held not later than December 2022)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "last held in November 2017 (next to be held not later than December 2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent; composition - men 5, women 5, percent of women 50%"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice, an ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
|
||||
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|
||||
"judge selection and term of office": {
|
||||
"text": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges can serve until retirement, normally at age 75"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subordinate courts": {
|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "SPC, UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a flowering twig of miro (a local plant)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "honey; wide variety of fruits and vegetables; goats, chickens; fish"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "15 (2004)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "746,000 (FY04/05)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "1.028 million (FY04/05)"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "honey, fruits, vegetables, curios, postage stamps"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "satellite-based phone services; rural connectivity a challenge; 2G services widespread; demand for mobile broadband due to mobile services providing Internet source; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 will improve telecommunications in the region (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "local phone service with international connections via Internet (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 Inmarsat"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "satellite TV from Fiji-based Sky Pacific offering a wide range of international channels"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": ".pn"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "54"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "satellite-based local phone service and broadband Internet connections available in all homes"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
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|
|||
{
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval."
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "-0.01% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
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|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major infectious diseases": {
|
||||
"degree of risk": {
|
||||
"text": "high (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"food or waterborne diseases": {
|
||||
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"vectorborne diseases": {
|
||||
"text": "malaria"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Education expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"former": {
|
||||
"text": "Union Islands, Tokelau Islands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "\"tokelau\" is a Polynesian word meaning \"north wind\""
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not meet the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government type": {
|
||||
"text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Capital": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Independence": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National holiday": {
|
||||
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Constitution": {
|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "proposed as a resolution by the General Fono; passage requires support by each village and approval by the General Fono; amended many times, last in 2007"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "common law system of New Zealand"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see New Zealand"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Suffrage": {
|
||||
"text": "21 years of age; universal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since 30 August 2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Afega GAULOFA (since 10 March 2016); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"cabinet": {
|
||||
"text": "Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau (or Tokelau Council) functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections/appointments": {
|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; head of government chosen from the Council of Faipule to serve a 1-year term"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the meeting place of the Tokelau Council rotates annually among the three atolls; this tradition has given rise to the somewhat misleading description that the capital rotates yearly between the three atolls; in actuality, it is the seat of the government councilors that rotates since Tokelau has no capital"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral General Fono (20 seats apportioned by island - Atafu 7, Fakaofo 7, Nukunonu 6; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 3-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fono"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "last held on 23, 27, and 31 January 2017 depending on island (next to be held in 2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 20; composition - men 17, women 3, percent of women 15%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"highest courts": {
|
||||
"text": "Court of Appeal (in New Zealand) (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels, depending on the case)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"judge selection and term of office": {
|
||||
"text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges serve for life"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subordinate courts": {
|
||||
"text": "High Court (in New Zealand); Council of Elders or Taupulega"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "a yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the manu - the Southern Cross constellation of four, white, five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the Southern Cross represents the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture and, in conjunction with the canoe, symbolizes the country navigating into the future; the color yellow indicates happiness and peace, and the blue field represents the ocean on which the community relies"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National symbol(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "tuluma (fishing tackle box); national colors: blue, yellow, white"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "\"Te Atua\" (For the Almighty)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"lyrics/music": {
|
||||
"text": "unknown/Falani KALOLO"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, \"God Defend New Zealand\" and \"God Save the Queen\" are official (see New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue are from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. ++ The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.5 million (1993 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - real growth rate": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
|
||||
"text": "$1,000 (1993 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
|
||||
"agriculture": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"industry": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"services": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "440 (2001)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Unemployment rate": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population below poverty line": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "430,800 (1987 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "2.8 million (1987 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"text": "$0 (2002 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "stamps, copra, handicrafts"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"text": "$969,200 (2002 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Crude oil - proved reserves": {
|
||||
"text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "300"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "21 (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "modern satellite-based communications system; demand for mobile broadband increasing due to mobile services being the method of access for Internet across the region; 2G widespread with some 4G LTE service; satellite services has improved with the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "radiotelephone service between islands; fixed-line 21 per 100 persons (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 690; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable linking Australia, Tokelau, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, New Zealand and Los Angeles, CA (USA); radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "Sky TV access for around 30% of the population; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".tk"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "805"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "60.2% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Roadways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "10 km (2019)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olosega) in its 2006 draft independence constitution"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "9 00 S, 172 00 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "12 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "12 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"text": "101 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "unnamed location 5 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "NEGL"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "60% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 60% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "40% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Irrigated land": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "lies in Pacific cyclone belt"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "overexploitation of certain fish and other marine species, coastal sand, and forest resources; pollution of freshwater lenses and coastal waters from improper disposal of chemicals"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "1,647 (2019 est. est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Nationality": {
|
||||
"noun": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelauan(s)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"adjective": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelauan"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ethnic groups": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelauan 64.5%, part Tokelauan/Samoan 9.7%, part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan 2.8%, Tuvaluan 7.5%, Samoan 5.8%, other Pacific Islander 3.4%, other 5.6%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Languages": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelauan 88.1% (a Polynesian language), English 48.6%, Samoan 26.7%, Tuvaluan 11.2%, Kiribati 1.5%, other 2.8%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Religions": {
|
||||
"text": "Congregational Christian Church 50.4%, Roman Catholic 38.7%, Presbyterian 5.9%, other Christian 4.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population growth rate": {
|
||||
"text": "-0.01% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population distribution": {
|
||||
"text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Urbanization": {
|
||||
"urban population": {
|
||||
"text": "0% of total population (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"rate of urbanization": {
|
||||
"text": "0% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Sex ratio": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Infant mortality rate": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2018)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Life expectancy at birth": {
|
||||
"total population": {
|
||||
"text": "NA (2017 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Total fertility rate": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Drinking water source": {
|
||||
"improved": {
|
||||
"text": "rural: 100% of population / total: 100% of population"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unimproved": {
|
||||
"text": "rural: 0% of population / total: 0% of population (2017 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Physicians density": {
|
||||
"text": "2.72 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Sanitation facility access": {
|
||||
"improved": {
|
||||
"text": "rural: 100% of population / total: 100% of population"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"unimproved": {
|
||||
"text": "rural: 0% of population / total: 0% of population (2017 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Major infectious diseases": {
|
||||
"degree of risk": {
|
||||
"text": "high (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"food or waterborne diseases": {
|
||||
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"vectorborne diseases": {
|
||||
"text": "malaria"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Education expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"former": {
|
||||
"text": "Union Islands, Tokelau Islands"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "\"tokelau\" is a Polynesian word meaning \"north wind\""
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not meet the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government type": {
|
||||
"text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Capital": {
|
||||
"text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Independence": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National holiday": {
|
||||
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Constitution": {
|
||||
"history": {
|
||||
"text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"amendments": {
|
||||
"text": "proposed as a resolution by the General Fono; passage requires support by each village and approval by the General Fono; amended many times, last in 2007"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "common law system of New Zealand"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Citizenship": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "see New Zealand"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Suffrage": {
|
||||
"text": "21 years of age; universal"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Executive branch": {
|
||||
"chief of state": {
|
||||
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since 30 August 2017)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"head of government": {
|
||||
"text": "Afega GAULOFA (since 10 March 2016); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"cabinet": {
|
||||
"text": "Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau (or Tokelau Council) functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections/appointments": {
|
||||
"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; head of government chosen from the Council of Faipule to serve a 1-year term"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the meeting place of the Tokelau Council rotates annually among the three atolls; this tradition has given rise to the somewhat misleading description that the capital rotates yearly between the three atolls; in actuality, it is the seat of the government councilors that rotates since Tokelau has no capital"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legislative branch": {
|
||||
"description": {
|
||||
"text": "unicameral General Fono (20 seats apportioned by island - Atafu 7, Fakaofo 7, Nukunonu 6; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 3-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fono"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"elections": {
|
||||
"text": "last held on 23, 27, and 31 January 2017 depending on island (next to be held in 2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"election results": {
|
||||
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 20; composition - men 17, women 3, percent of women 15%"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Judicial branch": {
|
||||
"highest courts": {
|
||||
"text": "Court of Appeal (in New Zealand) (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels, depending on the case)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"judge selection and term of office": {
|
||||
"text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges serve for life"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subordinate courts": {
|
||||
"text": "High Court (in New Zealand); Council of Elders or Taupulega"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "a yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the manu - the Southern Cross constellation of four, white, five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the Southern Cross represents the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture and, in conjunction with the canoe, symbolizes the country navigating into the future; the color yellow indicates happiness and peace, and the blue field represents the ocean on which the community relies"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National symbol(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "tuluma (fishing tackle box); national colors: blue, yellow, white"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"National anthem": {
|
||||
"name": {
|
||||
"text": "\"Te Atua\" (For the Almighty)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"lyrics/music": {
|
||||
"text": "unknown/Falani KALOLO"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, \"God Defend New Zealand\" and \"God Save the Queen\" are official (see New Zealand)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue are from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. ++ The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue."
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
|
||||
"text": "$1.5 million (1993 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - real growth rate": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
|
||||
"text": "$1,000 (1993 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
|
||||
"agriculture": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"industry": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"services": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agriculture - products": {
|
||||
"text": "coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
"text": "small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Labor force": {
|
||||
"text": "440 (2001)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Unemployment rate": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Population below poverty line": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Budget": {
|
||||
"revenues": {
|
||||
"text": "430,800 (1987 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "2.8 million (1987 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Fiscal year": {
|
||||
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"text": "$0 (2002 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "stamps, copra, handicrafts"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"text": "$969,200 (2002 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Crude oil - proved reserves": {
|
||||
"text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "300"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "21 (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telecommunication systems": {
|
||||
"general assessment": {
|
||||
"text": "modern satellite-based communications system; demand for mobile broadband increasing due to mobile services being the method of access for Internet across the region; 2G widespread with some 4G LTE service; satellite services has improved with the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "radiotelephone service between islands; fixed-line 21 per 100 persons (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 690; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable linking Australia, Tokelau, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, New Zealand and Los Angeles, CA (USA); radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "Sky TV access for around 30% of the population; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2019)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".tk"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "805"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "60.2% (July 2016 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Roadways": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "10 km (2019)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olosega) in its 2006 draft independence constitution"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
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{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction. They sustain many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere. ++ Baker Island: The US took possession of the island in 1857. Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Howland Island: Discovered by the US early in the 19th century, the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857. Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island, similar to the effort on nearby Baker Island, but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The famed American aviatrix Amelia EARHART disappeared while seeking out Howland Island as a refueling stop during her 1937 round-the-world flight; Earhart Light, a day beacon near the middle of the west coast, was named in her memory. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Jarvis Island: First discovered by the British in 1821, the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. It was abandoned in 1942 during World War II. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Johnston Atoll: Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934. Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Air Force are currently discussing future management options; in the interim, Johnston Atoll and the three-mile Naval Defensive Sea around it remain under the jurisdiction and administrative control of the US Air Force.; ++ Kingman Reef: The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 nm were designated a NWR.; ++ Midway Islands: The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the transpacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for transpacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a NWR and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony.; ++ Palmyra Atoll: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now partly privately owned by the Nature Conservancy with the rest owned by the Federal government and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. These organizations are managing the atoll as a wildlife refuge. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12-nm US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and designated a NWR in January 2001."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania ++ Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 3,390 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; ++ Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 3,360 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; ++ Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 2,415 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Cook Islands; ++ Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,330 km southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands; ++ Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 1,720 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; ++ Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 2,335 km northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo; ++ Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,780 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: 0 13 N, 176 28 W; ++ Howland Island: 0 48 N, 176 38 W; ++ Jarvis Island: 0 23 S, 160 01 W; ++ Johnston Atoll: 16 45 N, 169 31 W; ++ Kingman Reef: 6 23 N, 162 25 W; ++ Midway Islands: 28 12 N, 177 22 W; ++ Palmyra Atoll: 5 53 N, 162 05 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "6,959.41 sq km (emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: total - 129.1 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km ++ Howland Island: total - 138.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km ++ Jarvis Island: total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km ++ Johnston Atoll: total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km ++ Kingman Reef: total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km ++ Midway Islands: total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km ++ Palmyra Atoll: total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Howland Island: about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Johnston Atoll: about 4.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Kingman Reef: a little more than 1.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Midway Islands: about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: 4.8 km ++ Howland Island: 6.4 km ++ Jarvis Island: 8 km ++ Johnston Atoll: 34 km ++ Kingman Reef: 3 km ++ Midway Islands: 15 km ++ Palmyra Atoll: 14.5 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun; ++ Johnston Atoll and Kingman Reef: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation; ++ Midway Islands: subtropical with cool, moist winters (December to February) and warm, dry summers (May to October); moderated by prevailing easterly winds; most of the 107 cm of annual rainfall occurs during the winter; ++ Palmyra Atoll: equatorial, hot; located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, it is extremely wet with between 400-500 cm of rainfall each year"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "low and nearly flat sandy coral islands with narrow fringing reefs that have developed at the top of submerged volcanic mountains, which in most cases rise steeply from the ocean floor"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island, unnamed location 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location less than 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location 3 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "terrestrial and aquatic wildlife"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard; ++ Kingman Reef: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard; ++ Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls: NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in 1937 during a short-lived colonization effort, ravaged the avian population and were eradicated in 1965 ++ ++ Howland Island: no natural freshwater resources; the island habitat has suffered from invasive exotic species; black rats, introduced in 1854, were eradicated by feral cats within a year of their introduction in 1937; the cats preyed on the bird population and were eliminated by 1985 ++ Jarvis Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in the 1930s during a short-lived colonization venture, were not completely removed until 1990 ++ ++ Johnston Atoll: no natural freshwater resources; the seven decades under US military administration (1934-2004) left the atoll environmentally degraded and required large-scale remediation efforts; a swarm of Anoplolepis (crazy) ants invaded the island in 2010 damaging native wildlife; eradication has been largely, but not completely, successful ++ ++ Midway Islands: many exotic species introduced, 75% of the roughly 200 plant species on the island are non-native; plastic pollution harms wildlife, via entanglement, ingestion, and toxic contamination ++ Kingman Reef: none ++ Palmyra Atoll: black rats, believed to have been introduced to the atoll during the US military occupation of the 1940s, severely degraded the ecosystem outcompeting native species (seabirds, crabs); following a successful rat removal project in 2011, native flora and fauna have begun to recover"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public; ++ Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; ++ Kingman Reef: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public; ++ Midway Islands: a coral atoll managed as a National Wildlife Refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography; ++ Palmyra Atoll: the high rainfall and resulting lush vegetation make the environment of this atoll unique among the US Pacific Island territories; supports a large undisturbed stand of Pisonia beach forest"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "no indigenous inhabitants",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service ++ Jarvis Island: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied ++ Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island ++ Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll ++ Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "with the exception of Palmyra Atoll, the constituent islands are unincorporated, unorganized territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: Palmyra Atoll is partly privately owned and partly federally owned; the federally owned portion is administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as an incorporated, unorganized territory of the US; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territories of the US)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of the US is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "no economic activity"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Crude oil - production": {
|
||||
"text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"Baker Island": {
|
||||
"text": "one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Howland Island": {
|
||||
"text": "airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Johnston Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "one closed and not maintained (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Kingman Reef": {
|
||||
"text": "lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Midway Islands": {
|
||||
"text": "3 - one operational (2,377 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Palmyra Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with paved runways": {
|
||||
"2,438 to 3,047 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1 - Johnston Atoll; (2016)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note - abandoned but usable"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with unpaved runways": {
|
||||
"text": "1 - Palmyra Atoll (2016)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"major seaport(s)": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Johnston Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "Johnston Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Midway Islands": {
|
||||
"text": "Sand Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Palmyra Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "West Lagoon"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction. They sustain many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere. ++ Baker Island: The US took possession of the island in 1857. Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Howland Island: Discovered by the US early in the 19th century, the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857. Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island, similar to the effort on nearby Baker Island, but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The famed American aviatrix Amelia EARHART disappeared while seeking out Howland Island as a refueling stop during her 1937 round-the-world flight; Earhart Light, a day beacon near the middle of the west coast, was named in her memory. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Jarvis Island: First discovered by the British in 1821, the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. It was abandoned in 1942 during World War II. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; ++ Johnston Atoll: Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934. Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Air Force are currently discussing future management options; in the interim, Johnston Atoll and the three-mile Naval Defensive Sea around it remain under the jurisdiction and administrative control of the US Air Force.; ++ Kingman Reef: The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 nm were designated a NWR.; ++ Midway Islands: The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the transpacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for transpacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a NWR and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony.; ++ Palmyra Atoll: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now partly privately owned by the Nature Conservancy with the rest owned by the Federal government and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. These organizations are managing the atoll as a wildlife refuge. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12-nm US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and designated a NWR in January 2001."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania ++ Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 3,390 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; ++ Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 3,360 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; ++ Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 2,415 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Cook Islands; ++ Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,330 km southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands; ++ Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 1,720 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; ++ Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 2,335 km northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo; ++ Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,780 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: 0 13 N, 176 28 W; ++ Howland Island: 0 48 N, 176 38 W; ++ Jarvis Island: 0 23 S, 160 01 W; ++ Johnston Atoll: 16 45 N, 169 31 W; ++ Kingman Reef: 6 23 N, 162 25 W; ++ Midway Islands: 28 12 N, 177 22 W; ++ Palmyra Atoll: 5 53 N, 162 05 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Oceania"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "6,959.41 sq km (emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: total - 129.1 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km ++ Howland Island: total - 138.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km ++ Jarvis Island: total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km ++ Johnston Atoll: total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km ++ Kingman Reef: total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km ++ Midway Islands: total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km ++ Palmyra Atoll: total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Howland Island: about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Johnston Atoll: about 4.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Kingman Reef: a little more than 1.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Midway Islands: about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; ++ Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: 4.8 km ++ Howland Island: 6.4 km ++ Jarvis Island: 8 km ++ Johnston Atoll: 34 km ++ Kingman Reef: 3 km ++ Midway Islands: 15 km ++ Palmyra Atoll: 14.5 km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun; ++ Johnston Atoll and Kingman Reef: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation; ++ Midway Islands: subtropical with cool, moist winters (December to February) and warm, dry summers (May to October); moderated by prevailing easterly winds; most of the 107 cm of annual rainfall occurs during the winter; ++ Palmyra Atoll: equatorial, hot; located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, it is extremely wet with between 400-500 cm of rainfall each year"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "low and nearly flat sandy coral islands with narrow fringing reefs that have developed at the top of submerged volcanic mountains, which in most cases rise steeply from the ocean floor"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island, unnamed location 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location less than 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location 3 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "terrestrial and aquatic wildlife"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard; ++ Kingman Reef: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard; ++ Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls: NA"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in 1937 during a short-lived colonization effort, ravaged the avian population and were eradicated in 1965 ++ ++ Howland Island: no natural freshwater resources; the island habitat has suffered from invasive exotic species; black rats, introduced in 1854, were eradicated by feral cats within a year of their introduction in 1937; the cats preyed on the bird population and were eliminated by 1985 ++ Jarvis Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in the 1930s during a short-lived colonization venture, were not completely removed until 1990 ++ ++ Johnston Atoll: no natural freshwater resources; the seven decades under US military administration (1934-2004) left the atoll environmentally degraded and required large-scale remediation efforts; a swarm of Anoplolepis (crazy) ants invaded the island in 2010 damaging native wildlife; eradication has been largely, but not completely, successful ++ ++ Midway Islands: many exotic species introduced, 75% of the roughly 200 plant species on the island are non-native; plastic pollution harms wildlife, via entanglement, ingestion, and toxic contamination ++ Kingman Reef: none ++ Palmyra Atoll: black rats, believed to have been introduced to the atoll during the US military occupation of the 1940s, severely degraded the ecosystem outcompeting native species (seabirds, crabs); following a successful rat removal project in 2011, native flora and fauna have begun to recover"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public; ++ Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; ++ Kingman Reef: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public; ++ Midway Islands: a coral atoll managed as a National Wildlife Refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography; ++ Palmyra Atoll: the high rainfall and resulting lush vegetation make the environment of this atoll unique among the US Pacific Island territories; supports a large undisturbed stand of Pisonia beach forest"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "no indigenous inhabitants",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service ++ Jarvis Island: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied ++ Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island ++ Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll ++ Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "with the exception of Palmyra Atoll, the constituent islands are unincorporated, unorganized territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System",
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note: Palmyra Atoll is partly privately owned and partly federally owned; the federally owned portion is administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as an incorporated, unorganized territory of the US; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territories of the US)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of the US is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "no economic activity"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Crude oil - production": {
|
||||
"text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"Baker Island": {
|
||||
"text": "one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Howland Island": {
|
||||
"text": "airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Johnston Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "one closed and not maintained (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Kingman Reef": {
|
||||
"text": "lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Midway Islands": {
|
||||
"text": "3 - one operational (2,377 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Palmyra Atoll": {
|
||||
"text": "1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with paved runways": {
|
||||
"2,438 to 3,047 m": {
|
||||
"text": "1 - Johnston Atoll; (2016)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "note - abandoned but usable"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports - with unpaved runways": {
|
||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
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|
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
"text": "the flat island was named \"Navaza\" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term \"nava\" meaning \"flat land, plain, or field\""
|
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}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of the Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; Haiti has claimed the island since the 19th century"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of the US)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of the US is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
{
|
||||
"Introduction": {
|
||||
"Background": {
|
||||
"text": "This uninhabited island was claimed by the US in 1857 for its guano. Mining took place between 1865 and 1898. The lighthouse, built in 1917, was shut down in 1996 and administration of Navassa Island transferred from the US Coast Guard to the Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. A 1998 scientific expedition to the island described it as a \"unique preserve of Caribbean biodiversity.\" The following year it became a National Wildlife Refuge and annual scientific expeditions have continued."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography": {
|
||||
"Location": {
|
||||
"text": "Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geographic coordinates": {
|
||||
"text": "18 25 N, 75 02 W"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Map references": {
|
||||
"text": "Central America and the Caribbean"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "5 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"land": {
|
||||
"text": "5.4 sq km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"water": {
|
||||
"text": "0 sq km"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Area - comparative": {
|
||||
"text": "about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land boundaries": {
|
||||
"text": "0 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Coastline": {
|
||||
"text": "8 km"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Maritime claims": {
|
||||
"territorial sea": {
|
||||
"text": "12 nm"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"exclusive economic zone": {
|
||||
"text": "200 nm"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Climate": {
|
||||
"text": "marine, tropical"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrain": {
|
||||
"text": "raised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Elevation": {
|
||||
"lowest point": {
|
||||
"text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"highest point": {
|
||||
"text": "200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 m"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural resources": {
|
||||
"text": "guano (mining discontinued in 1898)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Land use": {
|
||||
"agricultural land": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"forest": {
|
||||
"text": "0% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"other": {
|
||||
"text": "100% (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Natural hazards": {
|
||||
"text": "hurricanes"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Environment - current issues": {
|
||||
"text": "some coral bleaching"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Geography - note": {
|
||||
"text": "strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"People and Society": {
|
||||
"Population": {
|
||||
"text": "uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Education expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Government": {
|
||||
"Country name": {
|
||||
"conventional long form": {
|
||||
"text": "none"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"conventional short form": {
|
||||
"text": "Navassa Island"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "the flat island was named \"Navaza\" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term \"nava\" meaning \"flat land, plain, or field\""
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependency status": {
|
||||
"text": "unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of the Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; Haiti has claimed the island since the 19th century"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Legal system": {
|
||||
"text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
|
||||
"text": "none (territory of the US)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Flag description": {
|
||||
"text": "the flag of the US is used"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Economy": {
|
||||
"Economy - overview": {
|
||||
"text": "Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters."
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"Ports and terminals": {
|
||||
"note": {
|
||||
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
"Disputes - international": {
|
||||
"text": "claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
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