Capital:
Kingston
Area:
35 sq km / 13.5 sq ml
Language:
English, Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Currency:
Australian Dollar
Population:
1,853
Religions:
Anglican 37%, United Church of Australia 14%, Roman Catholic 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%
Physical features:
Rugged coastline of cliffs, the land slopes down to the sea at Sydney Bay, the location of the capital, sub tropical, little seasonal temperature variation
Ethnic distribution:
Descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives (from Pitcairn Islands), Australians, New Zealanders, Polynesians
Industries:
Tourism, postage stamps, the exporting of the seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and the Kentia palm
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