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Pitcairn Islands Background Information

Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific. Outmigration, primarily to New Zealand, has thinned the population from a peak of 233 in 1937 to less than 50 today.

Pitcairn Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 48 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 47 sq km
  • Density: 9.3 /km² (197th)
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Languages of Pitcairn Islands

Useful to know

  • Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
  • Dial code: +64

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Pitcairn Islands Internet

  • Usage:
  • Penetration:
  • Top Domain: .pc

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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