Pitcairn

Pitkern (Pitcairn) possession of the Great Britain in Polynesia, consists of Pitcairn island and desert islands Henderson, Djusi, Oeno. The Total area of islands - 35,5  sq. km, from them Pitkern - 4,5  sq. km, Henderson - 30  sq. km. Island Pinkern in altitude to 335  m, a vulcanic parentage. On island in unique settlement Adamstown there live 55 persons (1994), in the core of English-Polynesian mongrels. An official language - English.

The Island has been open by Europeans in 1767. After revolt depressing on English vessel Baunti, mutinous mariners in 1790 have been jolted on Pitkerne. The present population of island - offsprings of the English mariners and Polynesians. Since 1898 Pitkern was a part of the English colonys in the western part of Pacific ocean, since 1952 was subject to the British governor of Fidji. Since 1970 the sovereign commissioner of the Great Britain in New Zealand is in combination governor Pitkerna. On island the aboriginal self-government institutions - Advice of their island of nine persons selected for a period of three years act.

Inhabitants Pitkerna are engaged in corn cultivation, a taro, vegetables, fish. But a main source of incomes is exhaustion of postage stamps with attributes of Pitcairn island. On island it is used in the capacity of monetary unit dollar Pitkerna, equal to a new zealand dollar.