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Pitcairn Islands
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Pitcairn, Henderson,
Ducie and Oeno Islands
Pitkern Ailen
Overseas territory of the United Kingdom

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Come Ye Blessed
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

Location of the Pitcairn Islands relative to
the United Kingdom (white, top lefthand corner).

Location of the Pitcairn Islands relative to the west coast
of South America.
Capital
(and largest city) Adamstown
Official languages English
Recognised regional languages Pitkern
Ethnic groups
British
Polynesian
Chilean
Mixed
Demonym Pitcairn Islanders[1]
Government British Overseas Territorya
- Monarch Elizabeth II
- Governor / High Commissioner Victoria Treadell
- Mayor Mike Warren
- Responsible Ministerb (UK) Mark Simmonds MP
Area
- Total 47 km2
18.1 sq mi
Population
- 2011 estimate 54 (last)
- Density 1.27/km2 (211th)
3.31/sq mi
Currency New Zealand dollarc (NZD)
Time zone UTC−08
Calling code none
ISO 3166 code PN
Internet TLD .pn
a. Representative democratic parliamentary dependency under constitutional monarchy.
b. For the Overseas Territories.
c. The Pitcairn Islands dollar is treated as a collectible/souvenir currency outside Pitcairn.
The Pitcairn Islands (pron.: /?p?tk??rn/;[2] Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen), officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form a British Overseas Territory.[3] The four islands – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno – are spread over several hundred miles of ocean and have a total land area of about 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi). Only Pitcairn, the second largest and measuring about 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) from east to west, is inhabited.

The islands are best known as home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians (or Polynesians) who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films. This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only about 67 inhabitants[4] (currently from four main families: Christian, Warren, Young, and Brown), Pitcairn is the least populous jurisdiction in the world.[citation needed] The United Nations Committee on Decolonisation includes the Pitcairn Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands

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