1989 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1989 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Agriculture
copra, coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes; subsistence crops — taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Aid
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (197087), $58 million
Budget
revenues $5.5 million; expenditures $6.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY85 est.)
Climate
subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline
32 km
Comparative area
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
12 nm
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation
Currency
New Zealand dollar (plural — dollars); 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Electricity
1 ,500 kW capacity; 3 million kWh produced, 1,420 kWh per capita (1989)
Environment
subject to typhoons (especially May to July)
Exchange rates
New Zealand dollars (NZ$)per US$1— 1.6581 (January 1990), 1.6708(1989), 1.5244(1988), 1.6886 (1987), 1.9088 (1986), 2.0064 (1985)
Exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
Exports
$175,274 (f.o.b., 1985); commodities— canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products, pawpaw, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts; partners— -NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia
External debt
$NA
Fiscal year
1 April-31 March
GNP
$2.1 million, per capita $1,000; real growth rate NA% (1989 est.)
Imports
$3.8 million (c.i.f., 1985); commodities— food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs; partners — NZ 59%, Fiji 20%, Japan 1 3%, Western Samoa, Australia, US
Industrial production
growth rate NA%
Industries
tourist, handicrafts
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
9.6% (1984)
Labor force
NA
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 25% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 75% other
Language
English (official) and Norfolk — a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Literacy
NA%, but probably high
Natural resources
fish
Note
located 1,575 km east of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean
Organized labor
NA
Religion
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Uniting Church in Australia, and SeventhDay Adventist
Terrain
volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Territorial sea
3 nm
Total area
34.6 km2; land area: 34.6 km2
Unemployment rate
NA%
People and Society
Birth rate
NA births/ 1,000 population (1990)
Death rate
N A deaths/ 1 ,000 population (1990)
Ethnic divisions
descendants of the Bounty mutiny; more recently, Australian and New Zealand settlers
Infant mortality rate
NA deaths/ 1,000 live births (1990)
Life expectancy at birth
NA years male, NA years female (1990)
Nationality
noun — Norfolk Islanders); adjective — Norfolk Islander(s)
Net migration rate
NA migrants/ 1 ,000 population (1990)
Population
2,533 (July 1990), growth rate 1.7% (1990)
Total fertility rate
NA children born/ woman (1990)
Government
Administrative divisions
none (territory of Australia)
Capital
Kingston (administrative center), Burnt Pine (commercial center)
Constitution
Norfolk Island Act of 1957
Executive branch
British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, Executive Council (cabinet)
Independence
none (territory of Australia)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court
Leaders
Chief of State — Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Administrator H. B. MACDONALD (since NA 1989), who is appointed by the Governor General of
Legal system
wide legislative and executive responsibility under the Norfolk Island Act of 1979; Supreme Court
Legislative branch
unicameral Legislative Assembly
Long-form name
Territory of Norfolk Island
National holiday
Pitcairners Arrival Day Anniversary, 8 June (1856)
Type
territory of Australia
Communications
Airports
1 with permanent-surface runway of 1,650 m
Highways
123 km all-weather roads, 106 km access and plantation roads
Note
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand Cascade i Burnt Pine
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
single-line telephone system connects all villages on island; 383 telephones; 1,000 radio receivers (1987 est.); stations — 1 AM, 1 FM, no TV Defense Forces