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Flag and country information -
Territory of NORFOLK ISLAND |
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Area - 35 sq km / 13.5 sq ml |
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Capital - Kingston |
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Language - English, Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
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Currency - Australian Dollar |
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Population - 1,853 |
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Religions - Anglican 37%, United Church of Australia 14%, Roman Catholic 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3% |
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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 |
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Ethnic distribution - descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives (from Pitcairn Islands), Australians, New Zealanders, Polynesians |
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Industries - tourism, postage stamps, the exporting of the seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and the Kentia palm |
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