Pitcairn's Island

Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Pitkern Ailen (Pitcairnese)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Come Ye Blessed" "We from Pitcairn Islands" Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Location of  Pitcairn Islands  (circled in red) in the Pacific Ocean  (light blue)
Status	British Overseas Territory
Capital	Adamstown 25°04′S 130°06′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W / -25.067; -130.100
Languages	English, Pitcairnese
Ethnic groups	English Scottish Tahitian Mixed
Religion	Seventh-day Adventist (not established by law, but virtually the entire population follows it)
Demonym	Pitcairn Islander
Government	Dependency with a directly elected mayoralty under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor	Jonathan Sinclair
• Administrator	Alan Richmond
• Mayor	Shawn Christian
• Responsible Ministera (UK)	Alok Sharma MP
Legislature	Island Council
Area
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
• 2014 estimate	57 (last)
• 2010 census	45
• Density	1.19/km2 (3.1/sq mi) (240th)
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
• Total	NZ$ 217 000
Currency	New Zealand dollarb (NZD)
Time zone	UTC-8
Calling code	+64
ISO 3166 code	PN
Internet TLD	.pn
For the Overseas Territories. The Pitcairn Islands dollar is treated as a collectible/souvenir currency outside Pitcairn (non-circulating legal tender). US Dollar also widely accepted due to cruise ships.Pound sterling is also accepted. UK Postcode: PCRN 1ZZ

in the Pacific Ocean  (light blue)

The Pitcairn Islands (/ˈpɪtkɛərn/;Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen), officially Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the last British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific. The four islands – Pitcairn proper, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno – are scattered across several hundred miles of ocean and have a combined land area of about 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi). Henderson Island accounts for 86% of the land area, but only Pitcairn Island is inhabited.

Pitcairn is the least populous national jurisdiction in the world. The Pitcairn Islanders are a biracial ethnic group descended mostly from nine Bounty mutineers and the handful of Tahitians who accompanied them, an event that has been retold in many books and films. This history is still apparent in the surnames of many of the islanders. With only about 50 permanent inhabitants, originating from four main families,

The earliest known settlers of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who appear to have lived on Pitcairn and Henderson, and on Mangareva Island 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the north-west, for several centuries. They traded goods and formed social ties among the three islands despite the long canoe voyages between them, which helped the small populations on each island survive despite their limited resources. Eventually, important natural resources were exhausted, inter-island trade broke down and a period of civil war began on Mangareva, causing the small human populations on Henderson and Pitcairn to be cut off and eventually become extinct.