Basic information about Norfolk Island

The population is 2128 (July 2008), and the population growth rate is -0.68. They are mainly of British descent from Pitcairn Island, and the rest are immigrants from Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia. 80.8 are Australian citizens and 16 are New Zealand citizens. The official language is English, and local residents also speak Norfolk (a mixture of English and ancient Tahitian in the 18th century). 71.5% of the residents believe in Christianity.

Administrative center Kingston.

Chief Executive Owen Walsh took office in October 2007.

The important holiday June 8th is the anniversary of the Pitcairn landings (1856)

Brief introduction: It is located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, 1,676 kilometers from Sydney, Australia, to the southwest, and 640 kilometers from New Zealand to the south. km, is a volcanic island. The main island, Norfolk Island, is 8 kilometers long, 4.8 kilometers wide, and has a coastline of 32 kilometers. The territory also includes the uninhabited Phillip Island and Nepean Island (7 km and 1 km south of the main island respectively). Nuoshima has fertile land and a mild subtropical climate. The daily average temperature is as high as 15.8-26.5℃ and as low as 11-23.4℃. The average annual rainfall is 1350 mm. Currency Australian Dollar