Norfolk Island

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Forest Cover | Forest types | Breakdown of forest types | Change in Forest Cover | Primary forest | Forest designation | Disturbances affecting forest land | Protected areas | Biodiversity - Wildlife | Biodiversity - Plants | Value of forests | Production, trade and consumption of forest products | Environment | Land use / Resources | Economy | Population / Demographics | Infrastructure | Health | References | Books

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Norfolk Island : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002 Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports - Exports - Consumption 0 Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 0 Exports - Consumption 0 Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 1 Exports 0 Consumption 1 Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002 Production - Imports 0 Exports - Consumption 0 Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports - Exports - Consumption 0 Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002 Production - Imports 0 Exports 0 Consumption 0 Norfolk Island: Environment Environment - current issues NA Environment - international agreements typhoons (especially May to July) Norfolk Island: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) Natural resources fish Norfolk Island: Economy Economy - overview: 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. GDP - per capita NA GDP - real growth rate (%) NA Agriculture - products Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: NA, industry: NA, services: NA Industries tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete Economic aid - recipient NA Debt - external NA Population below poverty line (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10% Norfolk Island: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 1,828 Population growth rate (%) (2005) -0.01% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 52.8 Total fertility rate (children born/woman) NA Ethnic groups (%) descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians [an error occurred while processing this directive] Norfolk Island: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002) Roadways (km) total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001) Norfolk Island: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: NA male: NA female: NA Infant mortality rate NA HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) NA Norfolk Island : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com