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List All Cities in Norfolk Island Listing cities Norfolk Island database :
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Background
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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.
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Population
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2,155 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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none (territory of Australia)
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Administrative divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
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International organization participation
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three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
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Agriculture - products
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Industries
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Industrial production growth rate
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Electricity - production
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Oil - production
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