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Capital | Kingston |
Government | Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy (federal territory of Australia with Administrator representing Queen Elizabeth II) |
Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
Area | total: 34.6 km2 water: 0 km2 land: 34.6 km2 |
Population | 1,828 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
Religion | Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996) |
Norfolk Island is an island in the South Pacific Ocean, an Australian territory. It is 1600 km (1000 mi.) east of Sydney and Brisbane and 1000 km (620 mi.) northwest of Auckland.