Territory of Norfolk Island | |
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Capital | Kingston |
Official languages | English Norfuk |
Demonym(s) | Norfolk Islander |
Government | Self-governing territory |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Neil Pope | |
Lisle Snell | |
Self-governing territory | |
1979 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (227th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2011 census | 2,302 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+11:30 (NFT (Norfolk Island Time)) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | 672 |
ISO 3166 code | NF |
Internet TLD | .nf |
Norfolk Island (Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a territory of Australia. It is in the South Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. It was one of the first British settlements in the Pacific. Twice it was used as a penal colony. People from Pitcairn Island were moved to Norfolk Island. It is now a popular place for holidays.