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List All Cities in Pitcairn Islands Listing cities Pitcairn Islands database :
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Background
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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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Population
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48 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Administrative divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
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International organization participation
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blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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postage stamps, handicrafts, beekeeping, honey
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Agriculture - products
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Industries
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NA kWh; note - electric power is provided by a small diesel-powered generator
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Industrial production growth rate
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Electricity - production
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Oil - production
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