Pitcairn Islands
Oceania ยท Capital: Adamstown
How it is run: Pitcairn Islands is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Pitcairn Islands is home to a community in Polynesia, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
Not counted in world data
๐บ๏ธ Land
47 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Not enough data
๐ Size in its region
Part of Oceania
22nd largest by land in Oceania.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
New Zealand dollar ($)
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+64
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.pn
๐ง People here are called
Pitcairn Islander
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Pitcairn Islands
Also written: Pitcairn, Pitcairn Henderson Ducie and Oeno Islands.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Pitcairn Islands has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Islas Pitcairn
French
รles Pitcairn
Arabic
ุฌุฒุฑ ุจูุชููุฑู
Chinese
็ฎ็นๅฏๆฉ็พคๅฒ
Japanese
ใใใฑใขใณ่ซธๅณถ
Russian
ะัััะพะฒะฐ ะะธัะบััะฝ
Portuguese
Ilhas Pitcairn
German
Pitcairninseln
Put it in perspective ๐
- All of Pitcairn Islands would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Pitcairn Islands is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Pitcairn Group of Islands
๐๏ธ Capital
Adamstown
๐ Region
Oceania ยท Polynesia
๐ค Country code
PN
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about Pitcairn Islands ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
25.1ยฐ S, 130.1ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Southern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-9 โ when it is noon in London it is about 03:00 in Adamstown.
- Pitcairn Islands sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
- Pitcairn Islands shares its part of the world with Tokelau. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Pitcairn Islands is a territory linked to another country, so some decisions are made elsewhere.
- ๐ต๐ณ is the flag of Pitcairn Islands. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is PN.
- The capital of Pitcairn Islands is Adamstown โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Pitcairn Islands has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Pitcairn Islands can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Pitcairn Islands spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Pitcairn Islands?
Adamstown
Which money do people spend in Pitcairn Islands?
New Zealand dollar ($)
How many countries share a land border with Pitcairn Islands?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Pitcairn Islands?
World data does not count this place separately.
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
Libraries give you books, databases and librarians โ all free.
Library tip: Ask your school or public librarian for their online databases (like Gale in Context or EBSCO Explora). Your library card unlocks them for free at home, and they are already checked by adults for school use.