FACTS

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

Area (only Total: 47 sq km

Climate: tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)

Terrain: tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)

Population: 48 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: NA

Capital (Name): Adamstown

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-9

Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)

National holiday: Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)