Norfolk Island
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesCountry information - Norfolk Island
Country name - conventional long form : Territory of Norfolk Island
Country name - conventional short form : Norfolk Island
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Country code : NF
Government type : NA
Capital - name : Kingston
Capital - time difference : UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
National holiday : Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Population : 2,128 (July 2008 est.)
Nationality - noun : Norfolk Islander(s)
Nationality - adjective : Norfolk Islander(s)
Languages : English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Currency (code) : Australian dollar (AUD)
Currency code : AUD
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Norfolk Island is located Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia. The climate is subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains.
Background
This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.Background : 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.
