What should I know about the Pitcairn Islands?
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-- There are four of them, spread over several hundred miles of ocean.
-- Together, they form the last British Overseas Territory.
-- Their TOTAL area is about 47 square kilometers (18 square miles).
-- Only Pitcairn, the second largest one, is inhabited. In 2013, its total population was 56 .
-- The island is inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and the Tahitians who landed there with them (in 1789).
-- Fletcher Christian was the officer who led the mutiny, and almost all of the 56 current residents are members of families named Christian.
-- Pitcairn is the national jurisdiction (nation) with the smallest population in the world.
The Pitcairn Islands are a remote British Overseas Territory in the Pacific, known for being settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty in 1789. Only Pitcairn Island is inhabited, housing descendants of these mutineers and Tahitians, with a population of just 56 as of 2013. The islands are unique both historically and geographically and remain one of the least populated areas in the world.
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