Travelling Club - Norfolk Island

Fact Sheet: Norfolk Island

• Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
• Geographic coordinates: 29 02 S, 167 57 E
• Area: total: 34.6 sq km
• Climate: subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
• Terrain: volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
• Natural hazards: typhoons (especially May to July)
• Population: 1,828 (July 2006 est.)
• Ethnic groups: descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
• Religions: Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
• Languages: English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
• Government type: NA
• Capital: name: Kingston
• Currency code: Australian dollar (AUD)
• Exchange rates: Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
• Internet country code: .nf
• Airports: 1 (2006)