Time Difference
UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)
Travel Currency
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Languages
English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)
Ethnic Groups
descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives
National Holiday
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)
Geographic Coordinates
25 04 S, 130 06 W
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about midway between Peru and New Zealand