What is the capital of Pitcairn Islands?
Country Name | Pitcairn Islands |
Full Country Name | Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands |
Etymology- history of name | named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767 |
Government Type | parliamentary democracy (Island Council); overseas territory of the UK |
Capital Name | Adamstown |
Capital - geographic coordinate | 25 04 S, 130 05 W |
Capital Time Difference | UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
National Holiday | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day, 2 July (1767) |
Constitution | several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 |
Dependency Status | overseas territory of the UK |
Who is the president of Pitcairn Islands?
Executive Branch: |
chief of state: King Charles Philip Arthur George III (Since 8 September 2022) previous Queen ELIZABETH II (6 February 1952 - 8 September 2022) represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Laura CLARK (since 25 January 2018) head of government: Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Charlene WARREN-PEU (since 1 January 2020) cabinet: none elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held not later than December 2022) election results: Charlene WARREN-PEU elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA |
Citizenship Criteria: | see United Kingdom |
Legal System: | local island by-laws |
Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal with three years residency |
Legislative Branch: |
description: unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms) elections: last held in November 2017 (next to be held not later than December 2019) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent; composition - men 5, women 5, percent of women 50% |
Judicial Branch: |
highest resident court(s): Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 75 subordinate courts: Magistrate's Court |
Regions or States: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Political Parties and Leaders: | none |
International Organization Participation: | SPC, UPU |
Diplomatic Representation in the US: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Diplomatic Representation from US: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |