Norfolk Island: Flag and Facts
Norfolk Island's flag has green, white, and green vertical bands, with a big green pine tree, the island's native Norfolk Island pine, standing in the white middle band.
- Official name
- Territory of Norfolk Island
- Capital
- Kingston
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Population
- 1,739
- Languages
- English, Norfuk
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- Area
- 36 km² (14 sq mi)
- People
- Norfolk Islander
- Calling code
- +672
- Highest point
- Mount Bates 319 m
- Independence
- none (territory of Australia)
- National symbols
- Norfolk Island pine
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Norfolk Island
Green reflects the island's thick plant life, and the pine is the native tree that serves as the island's emblem. No other symbol shows up on the banner, which keeps it easy to spot.
Between 1200 and 1500 the island had Polynesian residents, yet nobody was around when James Cook arrived in 1774. Britain tried twice to run a penal colony on the island and gave up both times. In 1856, almost 200 Pitcairn Islanders, whose ancestors were the Bounty mutiny crew and the Tahitians who joined them, were moved here because Pitcairn had grown too crowded. Most stayed for good. During World War II the island served as an airbase and refueling stop. Islanders turned down full merger with Australia in 1976, won limited self-rule in 1979, and then saw Australia scrap their legislative assembly in 2015 amid money troubles.
Did you know?
- Bounty Day, on 8 June, marks the arrival of the Pitcairn Islanders in 1856.
- Mount Bates tops the island at 319 meters.
- Norfolk Island covers just 36 square kilometers, roughly a fifth of Washington, D.C.
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Questions about Norfolk Island
What language is spoken on Norfolk Island?
English and Norfuk are the languages listed for the island.
Is Norfolk Island part of Australia?
It is an overseas territory administered by Australia and uses the Australian dollar.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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