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The Pitcairn Islands are a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific Ocean, with a population of about 50. The politics of the islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Mayor is the head of government. The territory's constitution is the Local Government Ordinance of 1964. In terms of population, the Pitcairn Islands is the smallest democracy in the world.[2]
The government's administrative offices are in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
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- ^ "Home." Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Retrieved on 31 October 2011.