Natural hazards:
typhoons (especially May to July)
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs,
but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on
Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
People Norfolk Island
Population: 1,828 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.01% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
NA
Death rate:
NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate:
NA