All countries
Pitcairn Islands
parliamentary democracy
Polynesians were the first settlers on the four tiny islands that are now called the Pitcairn Islands, but all four were uninhabited by the time Europeans discovered them in 1606. Pitcairn Island -- the only one now inhabited -- was rediscovered by a British explorer in 1767. In 1789, Fletcher CHRISTIAN led a mutiny on the HMS Bounty, and after several months of searching for Pitcairn Island, he landed on it with eight other mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Profile
CapitalAdamstown
Population50
Area47 km²
CurrencyNew Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -
At a Glance
Population
50
