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Martin

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Pitcairn Islands


Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand

Population: 47 (July 2003 est.)

Religions: Seventh-Day Adventist 100%

Legislative branch: unicameral Island Council (10 seats - 6 elected by popular vote, 1 appointed by the 6 elected members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 1 seat for the Island Secretary; members serve one-year terms)

Labor force: 12 able-bodied men (1997)

Nadine Christian, and Emily Rose Christian, born on Sept. 14, 2003, the first child born on Pitcairn for 17 years!

Detailed info on the entire population.
 
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KarenMarie

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Sep 20, 2003
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my brother in law owns a cabin and lake in new hampshire. GORGEOUS place.

Personally, I can dig any state who't motto is:

Live Free Or Die!

:)
 

There sure are a lot of rapes on that island. :Q

EDIT: I'm guessing this guy is responsible for at least a couple.
 
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dpopiz

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Jan 28, 2001
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they have a website with their names on it?
internet? isn't that satanic or something?
 
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eakers

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The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships
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ok, someone explain.
 
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brxndxn

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Originally posted by: eakers
The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships
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ok, someone explain.
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They sell postage stamps that some other country prints for them so that people collecting stamps can have one from their crappy country. If they use their own stamps, some dude probby goes around and delivers everything himself part time.
 
bradruth

bradruth

Lifer
Aug 9, 2002
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Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Originally posted by: jumpr
There sure are a lot of rapes on that island. :Q

EDIT: I'm guessing this guy is responsible for at least a couple.
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ewww...

he looks like he ate a pack of firecrackers!!
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Hahaha, I've never heard anyone described like that before.
 
Babbles

Babbles

Diamond Member
Jan 4, 2001
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I may move there!! Sit on the beach, surf the net, drink pina coladas. . sounds like a plan.
 
Babbles

Babbles

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Jan 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: hypersonic5Do they have broadband?
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Earthquakes and the Pitcairn Internet
Pitcairn gets its new connection to the Internet due to a seismic station being placed on the island by the Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory. They have a network of seismological stations around the world that feed data in via satellite. That satellite connection is shared with the Pitcairn residents to connect to the Internet. You can see the seismic data from the Pitcairn Island Station, and it's updated every 30 minutes.
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So, guess that means it is also free.
 
her209

her209

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Oct 11, 2000
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OMG they are seeking WMDs and therefore must be invaded and occupied for an undetermined amount of time.
 
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