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<p>The Pitcairn Group of Islands is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, consisting of four volcanic islands. The island group has a total land area of about 47 square kilometres spreading over hundred miles of ocean.  The four islands that make up the country are Pitcairn Island, Oeno Island, Henderson Island and Ducie Island. Pitcairn Island is the only island populated of the four.</p>
<p>Henderson Island covers 86% of the total land mass but has scarce fresh water and difficult to access. Pitcairn Island enjoys warm weather all year-round. Though rainy season for the country, is from November to March.</p>
<p>The latitude and longitude is 25 degrees 04’S, 130 degrees 06’W. The capital city of Pitcairn Island is Adamstown. The country’s official languages are English and Pitcairnese. New Zealand dollar is the official currency used. Pitcairn is the least populated nation in the world with less than 100 people. One of its primary factor is migrations to New Zealand.</p>
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<p><strong><em>HISTORY</em></strong></p>
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<p> The island was discovered in the 18<sup>th</sup> century by the British, and first settlers were Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the first Pacific Island to become a British colony in 1838 and is the only remaining pacific country today.</p>
<p><strong><em>ECONOMY</em></strong></p>
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<p>Agriculture, Honey production, and Tourism is the backbone the country’s economy. The valleys of Pitcairn produce a variety of fruits and vegetables. Some of which are bananas, papaya, pineapples, mangoes, watermelons, rockmelons, passionfruits, breadfruit, coconuts, avocadoes and citrus. Vegetables include sweet potatoes, carrots, sweet corn, tomatoes, taro, yams, peas and beans. New Zealand is the major export partner on agricultural products.</p>
<p>Fishing is also a common activity for the island and is usually for subsistence use.</p>
<p>Honey produced in the Pitcairn Island is one of the highest qualities in the world. Exports of honey are mainly to New Zealand and the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>Tourism provides 80% of locals’ income.  It is a growing industry for the island, and hence Government provides the only shipping vessel in the country. This allows adventure and transportation around the country for both, locals and tourists. Tourists visiting the island stay with locals thus Pitcairnese have invested in self contained units for rents.</p>
<p>Other source of revenue for the country is wood carvings, producing tapa cloth and sale of coins and postal stamps to collectors</p>
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<p><strong><em>RELIGION</em></strong></p>
<p>The whole population of Pitcairn Island are Seventh-day Adventist which was influenced by a missionary in the 1890’s.</p>
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<p><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>EDUCATION</em></strong></p>
<p>Education is free and compulsory in the island exceptional on pre schools. The school syllabus is New Zealand based, with teachers registered in New Zealand.</p>
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