FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   822   823   824   825   826   827   828   829   830   831   832   833   834   835   836   837   838   839   840   841   842   843   844   845   846  
847   848   849   850   851   852   853   854   855   856   857   858   859   860   861   862   863   864   865   866   867   868   869   870   871   >>   >|  
rs: NA male(s)/female 65 years and over: NA male(s)/female all ages: NA male(s)/female Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman Nationality: noun: Pitcairn Islander(s) adjective: Pitcairn Islander Ethnic divisions: descendants of the Bounty mutineers Religions: Seventh-Day Adventist 100% Languages: English (official), Tahitian/English dialect Government ---------- Name of country: conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands Data code: PC Type of government: dependent territory of the UK Capital: Adamstown Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK) Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK) National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday in June) Constitution: Local Government Ordinance of 1964 Legal system: local island by-laws Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal with three years residency Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952) is a hereditary monarch, represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (non-resident) of the Pitcairn Islands Robert John ALSTON (since NA August 1994); Commissioner (non-resident) G. D. HARRAWAY (since NA; is the liaison person between the governor and the Island Council) head of government: Island Magistrate and Chairman of the Island Council Jay WARREN (since NA); the island magistrate is elected every three years Legislative branch: unicameral Island Council: elections take place each December; election last held NA December 1995 (next to be held NA December 1996); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (11 total, 5 elected) all independents Judicial branch: Island Court, island magistrate presides over the court and is elected every three years Political parties and leaders: none Other political or pressure groups: NA International organization participation: SPC Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the UK) US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK) Flag: 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 o
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   822   823   824   825   826   827   828   829   830   831   832   833   834   835   836   837   838   839   840   841   842   843   844   845   846  
847   848   849   850   851   852   853   854   855   856   857   858   859   860   861   862   863   864   865   866   867   868   869   870   871   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

Pitcairn

 

Island

 
territory
 

dependent

 

female

 

island

 

December

 
Islander
 

Islands

 

elected


branch

 

Council

 

Government

 

conventional

 
English
 

representation

 

Commissioner

 

government

 

magistrate

 

divisions


resident

 

unicameral

 
Legislative
 
Governor
 
elections
 

election

 
WARREN
 

Zealand

 
Robert
 
governor

person
 

HARRAWAY

 
August
 
Chairman
 

Magistrate

 

ALSTON

 
liaison
 
percent
 

diplomatic

 
Diplomatic

International

 

organization

 

participation

 

centered

 

quadrant

 

groups

 
pressure
 

independents

 
results
 

Judicial