capital: (only settlement) Adamstown.

Land Area: 1120 acres (450 hectares).

Estimated Population: 45.

Geographical Location: located in the South Pacific Ocean approximately halfway between the Panama Canal and New Zealand at latitude 25°04’ south and 130°06’ west. The island is of irregular shape, some 3.2km (2 miles) long by 1.6km (1 mile) wide.

Highest Point: 347m.

Language: English, Pitkern.

Religion: Seventh Day Adventist.

Flag: Pitcairn Island's flag is a Blue Ensign with the island's Coat of Arms in the fly. The design was suggested by the Pitcairn Island Council in December 1980 and approved by HM The Queen in April 1984. The flag was flown on Pitcairn for the first time in May 1984, during a visit by the Governor, the late Sir Richard Stratton.
The British Blue Ensign, incorporating the Union Flag or Union Jack in the hoist, indicates Pitcairn Island’s historical association with Great Britain. The shield of the island's coat of arms features the anchor and bible from HMS Bounty. The anchor represents the island’s maritime history and the bible symbolises the island’s Christian heritage and the religious community that evolved from it. The divided shield symbolises the island (green) rising out of the Pacific Ocean (blue). Surmounting the shield is a helmet crested with a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow carrying a flowering slip of miro (a local plant). The wheelbarrow and plant symbolise the island's agriculture.

Coat of Arms: The description of Pitcairn's Coat of Arms, which was granted by Royal Warrant dated 4th November 1969: "Azure on a Pile in base Vert fimbriated Or, a representation of the Bounty Bible proper and in base of the Anchor of H.M.S. Bounty Or. And for the Crest on a Wreath Or and Vert on a Mount Vert a representation of the Pitcairn Island Wheelbarrow in front of a Slip of Miro leaved and fructed proper."

Public Holidays:
New Year’s Day
Bounty Day (23 January)
Christmas Day.

Climate: Pitcairn enjoys a sub-tropical climate. Mean monthly temperatures vary from around 19°C in August to 24°C in February. The absolute range recorded is 10°C to 34°C. The average rainfall for the period 1985 - 1997 was 1389 mm annually, August being the driest month and December the wettest. Relative humidity is usually upwards of 80 percent.

Time Zone: GMT –08:00 hrs.

Currency: The New Zealand dollar is the official currency but US dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian and Canadian dollars are all accepted.

Status: Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.

Administration: The administration of Pitcairn is within the jurisdiction of the British High Commissioner to New Zealand who conjointly holds office as Governor of Pitcairn.

The Pitcairn Islands Office located in Auckland, New Zealand manages the day to day logistics for the island including shipping, health and education.

On island, the Mayor (formerly known as the Island Magistrate), four Councillors, the Chairman of the Internal Committee, the Island Secretary, one nominated member (appointed by the Governor), and two advisory members (one appointed by the Governor and one by the Council) constitute the Island Council, which is charged with the management of internal affairs, and which normally meets in the first week of each month.