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Geography | |
Area | 36 km² |
Continent | Australia |
Land area | 36 km² |
Water area | 0 km² |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
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Coastline | 32 km |
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Lowest point | 0 m |
Highest point | 319 m |
People | |
Population | 1,748 |
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Religion | Protestant |
Government | |
Long country name | Territory of Norfolk Island |
Short country name | Norfolk Island |
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Government type | Non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia |
Capital | Kingston |
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Labor force | 978 |
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Budget revenues | 4,600,000 USD |
Budget expenditures | 4,800,000 USD |
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National currency | Australian dollars |
National currency (code) | AUD |
National currency (symbol) | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 1.311 |
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.