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Pitcairn
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AT A GLANCE
Pitcairn in facts
- CapitalAdamstown
- Population472021
- Area47 km²about three-tenths the size of Washington, D.C
- CurrencyNew Zealand dollaralso Pitcairn Islands dollar
All geographic & statistical details (25)
- Density
- 1 people per km²
- Official name
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
- Government
- parliamentary democracy
- World region
- Oceania · Polynesia
- Official languages
- English, Pitkern
- People are called
- Pitcairn Islander
- Founded
- 1838
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Calling code
- +64
- Drives on the
- left
- Land borders
- None
- Coastline
- 51 km
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Internet domain
- .pn
- Climate
- Tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
- Terrain
- Rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs
- Natural resources
- miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish
- Land use
- Agri 0%Forest 74.5%Other 25.5%
- ISO & UN codes
- PN · PCN · M49 612
- Ethnic groups
- descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives
- Capital location
- 25.1°S, 130.1°W
- Religions
- Seventh Day Adventist 100%
- Official website
- government.pn (opens in a new tab)
- Name origin
- Named after English midshipman Robert Pitcairn, who first sighted the island in 1767
- Names in other languages
- Isole Pitcairn, Піткерн, Pitcairn, جزر بيتكيرن, পিটকেয়ার্ন দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, Pitcairninseln
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Islas Pitcairn, جزایر پیتکرن, îles Pitcairn, પિટકેર્ન આઇલેન્ડ્સ, पिटकेर्न द्वीपसमूह, Kepulauan Pitcairn, ピトケアン諸島, ಪಿಟ್ಕೈರ್ನ್ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳು, 핏케언 제도, Pitcairneilanden, ਪਿਟਕੇਰਨ ਟਾਪੂ, Ilhas Pitcairn, Острова Питкэрн, பிட்கன் தீவுகள், పిట్ కెయిర్న్ దీవులు, หมู่เกาะพิตแคร์น, Pitcairn Adaları, جزائر پٹکیرن, Quần đảo Pitcairn, 皮特凯恩群岛
Facts: Wikidata Q35672 and the CIA World Factbook (public domain: geography, demographics, borders, coastline and symbols), retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest.
The flag and symbols of Pitcairn
The flag
Blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the right half of the flag; the green field features a yellow anchor with a Bible over it (both were on the Hms Bounty); a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow is on the crest, with a flowering twig of miro (a local plant).
What it means
The green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean.
Coat of arms
Image: No machine-readable author provided. Yaddah assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
National anthem
"God Save the King"
unknown
Recording: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
National day
Official birthday of King Charles III, usually celebrated the second Saturday in June (1948); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)
Independence
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Flag description and meaning, colours, symbols, anthem details, national day and independence: CIA World Factbook (public domain). Coat of arms, motto and recording: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above). Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), retrieved 1 November 2026.
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UK-listed overseas territory
UK overseas listing: United Kingdom. Status & relationship source ↗
Association follows the cited UK listing; it does not resolve sovereignty disputes.
A CLOSER LOOK
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