Overview
The Pitcairn Islands is a British Overseas Territory. It is a group of 4 islands in the southern Pacific Ocean southeast of Tahiti and northwest of New Zealand; however, the island of Pitcairn is the only one of the 4 islands that is inhabited. The population is 45. Although it is a British Overseas Territory, the educational curriculum of New Zealand is followed. Click here for the EDGE profile on New Zealand.