_#_Climate: tropical, hot, humid, modified by southeast trade winds;
rainy season (November to March)
_#_Terrain: rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
_#_Natural resources: miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
_#_Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%
_#_Environment: subject to typhoons (especially November to March)
_#_Note: located in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between
Peru and New Zealand
_*_People
_#_Population: 56 (July 1991), growth rate 0.0% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1991)
_#_Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)
_#_Nationality: noun--Pitcairn Islander(s); adjective--Pitcairn
Islander
_#_Ethnic divisions: descendants of Bounty mutineers
_#_Religion: Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
_#_Language: English (official); also a Tahitian/English dialect
_#_Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
_#_Labor force: NA; no business community in the usual sense; some
public works; subsistence farming and fishing
_#_Organized labor: NA
_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
_#_Type: dependent territory of the UK
_#_Capital: Adamstown
_#_Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)
_#_Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
_#_Constitution: Local Government Ordinance of 1964
_#_Legal system: local island by-laws
_#_National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second
Saturday in June), 10 June 1989
_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor, island magistrate
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Island Council
_#_Judicial branch: Island Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by the Governor and UK High Commissioner to New Zealand
David Joseph MOSS (since NA 1990);
Head of Government--Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island
Council Brian YOUNG (since NA 1985)
_#_Political parties and leaders: NA
_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18 with three years residency
_#_Elections:
Island Council--last held NA (next to be held NA);
results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(11 total, 5 elected) number of seats by party NA
_#_Communists: none
_#_Other political or pressure groups: NA
_#_Member of: SPC
_#_Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)
_#_Flag: 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 coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield
featuring a yellow anchor
_*_Economy
_#_Overview: The inhabitants exist on fishing and subsistence farming.
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: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
_#_Unemployment rate: NA%
_#_Budget: revenues $430,440; expenditures $429,983, including capital
expenditures of $NA (FY87 est.)
_#_Exports: $NA;
commodities--fruits, vegetables, curios;
partners--NA
_#_Imports: $NA;
commodities--fuel oil, machinery, building materials,
flour, sugar, other foodstuffs;
partners--NA
_#_External debt: $NA
_#_Industrial production: growth rate NA%
_#_Electricity: 110 kW capacity; 0.30 million kWh produced,
5,360 kWh per capita (1990)
_#_Industries: postage stamp sales, handicrafts
_#_Agriculture: based on subsistence fishing and farming; wide variety
of fruits and vegetables grown; must import grain products
_#_Economic aid: none
_#_Currency: New Zealand dollar (plural--dollars);
1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
_#_Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1--1.6798
(January 1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6711 (1989), 1.5244 (1988), 1.6866
(1987), 1.9088 (1986), 2.0064 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
_*_Communications
_#_Railroads: none
_#_Highways: 6.4 km dirt roads
_#_Ports: Bounty Bay
_#_Airports: none
_#_Telecommunications: 24 telephones; party line telephone service
on the island; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; diesel generator provides
electricity
_*_Defense Forces
_#_Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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_@_Poland
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 312,680 km2; land area: 304,510 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than New Mexico
_#_Land boundaries: 2,980 km total; Czechoslovakia 1,309 km,
Germany 456 km, USSR 1,215 km
_#_Coastline: 491 km
_#_Maritime claims: