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Status: British Overseas Territory
Area: 4.5 sq km (2 sq m)
Population: 47
Capital City: Adamstown (Administrative Centre)
People: Descended from the mutineers from the HMS Bounty and their Tahitian companions
Languages: English and Pitkern. The latter is a mixture of English and Tahitian and became an official language in 1997.
Religion(s): Seventh Day Adventist
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Major political parties: The island is governed locally by the Pitcairn Island Council
Governor: His Excellency George Fergusson (resident in Wellington)
Chief Minister: Pitcairn’s mayor is Jay Warren, who was elected in December 2004 for a 3-year period.
Administration: The major part of the general administration of Pitcairn is conducted from the Pitcairn Islands Office (PIO) in Auckland, NZ. The PIO is run by a Commissioner appointed by the Governor. The current Commissioner is Mr Leslie Jaques.
National Day: 23 January - Bounty Day. This commemorates the day in 1790 when HMS Bounty was scuppered.

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