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Brief History. Norfolk Island was first settled by East Polynesian seafarers, from the Kermadec Islands north of New Zealand. The first European known to have sighted the island was Captain James Cook, in 1774, on his second voyage to the South Pacific. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

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Country Information

Local name: Norfolk Island

Capital: Kingston

Population: 1,828

Government: territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories

Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Land size: 34.6 sq km

Topography: volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains

Typical foods:

Major exports: postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Norfolk

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%

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Life expectancy:

Ethnic groups: descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian

Internet users: 700

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