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	Pitcairn Government
		Pitcairn Island, claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its "Overseas Territories," was previous to 2002 claimed as a "Dependant Territory" of the United Kingdom.
		It is governed from the United Kingdom by an appointed Governor whose offices are in Wellington, New Zealand.
		This governance without full consultation has resulted in an exacerbation of tension, the Pitcairn people feeling that their culture and remote island conditions need to be carefully factored into any law or regulation that affects them.
	library.puc.edu /pitcairn/pitcairn/govt.shtml (572 words)

	Pitcairn Islands, Map and Flag
		Pitcairn Island was discovered in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
		Pitcairn was the first Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today remains the last vestige of that empire in the South Pacific.
		Island Court (island magistrate presides over the court and is elected every three years)
	www.greatestcities.com /Oceania/Pitcairn_Islands.html (763 words)

	Pitcairn encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Pitcairn politics and officials, Pitcairn History. Travel to ...
		The Pitcairn Islands (Pitkern : Pitkern Ailen) are a group of four islands, of which only Pitcairn Island â” the second largest â” is inhabited, in the southern Pacific Ocean, the only remaining British colony in the Pacific.
		The islands are best known for being the home of the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians who accompanied them, an event retold in numerous books and films.
		With only about fifty inhabitants (from nine families), Pitcairn is also famed for being the least populated country in the world (although it is not a sovereign nation).
	www.pitcairniworld.com (285 words)

	Government of the Pitcairn Islands
		cabinet: NA elections: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor elected by popular vote for a three-year term; election last held December 2004 (next to be held December 2007)
		unicameral Island Council (10 seats - 5 elected by popular vote, 1 nominated by the 5 elected members, 2 appointed by the governor including 1 seat for the Island Secretary, the Island Mayor, and a commissioner liaising between the governor and council; elected members serve one-year terms)
		blue with the flag of the United Kingdom in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
	infotut.com /geography/Pitcairn-Islands/Government (293 words)

	Pitcairn (U.K.) - Atlas Travel Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A map of Pitcairn Island, hideout of the Bounty mutineers and one of the most isolated islands in the Pacific.
		...Politics of the Pitcairn Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Mayor is the head of government.
		...The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four islands, of which only Pitcairn Island mdash; the second largest mdash; is inhabited, in the southern Pacific Ocean, the only remaining British colony in the Pacific.
	www.atlastraveldirectory.com /dir/1/342 (258 words)

	Maps and references for Pitcairn Islands
		Data and Statistics on Pitcairn Islands - Data and Statistics on Pitcairn Islands - From the World Fact Book.
		Pitcairn Islands Ethnologue - Pitcairn Islands Ethnologue - The languagues in the Pitcairn Islands.
		The Pitcairn Islands Flag - The Pitcairn Islands Flag - blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor.
	www.embassyworld.com /embassy/pitcairn_islands_map.html (217 words)

	Pitcairn Islands - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Richard FELL (since NA December 2001); Commissioner (nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003); serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council
		elections: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor elected by popular vote for a three-year term; election last held December 2004 (next to be held December 2007)
		In October 2004, more than one-quarter of Pitcairn's labor force was arrested, putting the economy in a bind, since their services were required as lighter crew to load or unload passing ships.
	www.tscholars.com /factbook/Pitcairn_Islands.php (729 words)

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