Independence Year :
Population : 50
Life Expectancy : 0.0
Capital : 2912
GNP : 0.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Pitcairn
Government Form : Dependent Territory of the UK
Location : Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of French Polynesia
Terrain : Rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
Climate : Tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; dry season (May to October), rainy season (November to March)
Ethnic Group : Descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions
Religions : Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
Official Website :
www.government.pn
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General Information - Pitcairn
Background
Pitcairn is a group of five islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which one is inhabited, it's the last remaining British colony in the Pacific.
It's supposed that Polynesians lived on Pitcairn, but when Spanish explorers in the 15th century discovered the island it was uninhabited.
In 1790 Pitcairn was settled by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Nearly 50 years later it became the first British Pacific island colony in 1838.
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