Norfolk Island
(territory of Australia)
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Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs. Source: The World Factbook, CIA. |
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Places
Fiji |
Two
British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and
1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by
Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian
companions.