Pitcairn Islands

Pitcairn Islands Pitkern Ailen  (Pitcairn-Norfolk)
British Overseas Territory
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Local anthem: "Come Ye Blessed"
Map showing location of the Pitcairn Islands (circled at the lower-right and magnified in an inset)
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlement	15 January 1790
British colony	30 November 1838
Capital and largest settlement	Adamstown 25°04′S 130°06′W / 25.067°S 130.100°W / -25.067; -130.100
Official languages	Pitkern English
Ethnic groups	Pitcairn Islanders
Demonym(s)	Pitcairn Islanders Pitkern Pitcairnese
Government	Devolved locally governing dependency
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor	Iona Thomas
• Administrator	Steve Townsend
• Mayor	Simon Young
Legislature	Island Council
Government of the United Kingdom
• Minister	David Rutley
Area
• Total	47 km2 (18 sq mi) (not ranked)
Highest elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
• 2021 estimate	47 (last)
• Density	1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) (not ranked)
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
• Total	NZ$217,000[1]
• Per capita	NZ$4,617.02
Currency	New Zealand dollar (NZ$)[a] (NZD)
Time zone	UTC-08:00
Driving side	left
Calling code	+64
UK postcode	PCRN 1ZZ
ISO 3166 code	PN
Internet TLD	.pn
Website	www.government.pn
↑ The Pitcairn Islands dollar is also official legal tender, although it does not circulate as widely.

The Pitcairn Islands are a group of islands in the southern Pacific. People only live on the second-largest of the four islands. That island is named Pitcairn. It is governed by the United Kingdom. It has the smallest number of people of any country. In 2019, 50 people lived there.

The islands are best known as home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians (or Polynesians) who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films. This history still shows in the surnames of many of the islanders. There are only four family names (as of 2010): Christian, Warren, Young and Brown.

1. ↑ "Pitcairn Islands Strategic Development Plan, 2012–2016" (PDF). The Government of the Pitcairn Islands. 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) . . . NZ$217,000 (2005/06 indicative estimate) and NZ$4,340 per capita (based on 50 residents)