Pitcairn Islands Pitkern Ailen (Pitcairn-Norfolk) | |
|---|---|
| Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | |
| Anthem: "God Save the Queen" | |
| Unofficial anthems: "Come Ye Blessed" "We From Pitcairn Island"[1] | |
 Map showing location of the Pitcairn Islands (circled at the lower-right and magnified in an inset) | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Settlement | 15 January 1790 |
| British colony | 30 November 1838 |
| Capital and largest settlement | Adamstown 25°04′S 130°06′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups | Pitcairn Islanders |
| Demonym(s) | Pitcairn Islander |
| Government | Devolved locally governing dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
• Governor | Laura Clarke |
| Nicholas Kennedy | |
• Mayor | Charlene Warren-Peu |
| Legislature | Island Council |
| Government of the United Kingdom | |
• Minister | To be Confirmed (As of 25 November 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) (not ranked) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Highest elevation | 2,313 ft (705 m) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 50[2] (not ranked) |
• Density | 1.19/km2 (3.1/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2005 estimate |
• Total | NZ$217,000[3] |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZ$)[a] (NZD) |
| Time zone | UTC-08:00 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +64 |
| UK postcode | PCRN 1xx |
| ISO 3166 code | PN |
| Internet TLD | .pn |
| ^ The Pitcairn Islands dollar, pegged with the New Zealand dollar at par, is also official legal tender, although is mainly used for issuing collector's coins and does not circulate widely. | |
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands, officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four islands — Pitcairn proper, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno — are scattered across several hundred kilometres of ocean and have a combined land area of about 18 square miles (47 km2). Henderson Island accounts for 86% of the land area, but only Pitcairn Island is inhabited. The nearest places are Mangareva to the west and Easter Island to the east.