United States. Central Intelligence Agency

“ The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships. ”

“ Pawala Valley Ridge 347 m Natural resources: miro trees (used for handicrafts) , fish
note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore Land use: arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA
other: NA (2001) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: typhoons (especially November to March) Environment - current issues: deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement) Geography - note: Britain's most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor ”