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List All Cities Pitcairn Islands Listing cities Pitcairn Islands database :
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Description Pitcairn Islands by rbd.me
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Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand
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Area - comparative
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about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Pitcairn Islands
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rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
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Population Pitcairn Islands
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48 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions Pitcairn Islands
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descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives
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Languages
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Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
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Education Pitcairn Islands expenditures
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English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)
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Government Pitcairn Islands type
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NA
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Independence
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NA
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Pitcairn Islands Economy - overview
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SPC, UPU
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Investment Pitcairn Islands
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NA kWh; note - electric power is provided by a small diesel-powered generator
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Industries Pitcairn Islands
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26 (2009)
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Airports Pitcairn Islands
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