New Gough Island

Country of New Gough Island
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: The Great New Gough Island
Status	Recognised as a country of Riamo with independence in foreign relations de jure; operating as an independent state under Riamese protection de facto (since 1980).
Capital	Port Victoria
Largest	Hartridge
Official languages	Common
Recognised regional languages	Gough
Ethnic groups (2024)	White (74%) Black (12%) East Asian (8%) Native (4%) Mixed Race (2%)
Religion (2024)	Non Religious (47%) Christan (45%) East Asian Religions (5%) Native Gough Religions (2%) Other (1%)
Demonym(s)	New Gough Islander
Government	Unitary Executive lead Democracy under a federal constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Diana II
• Chief Executive	Helen Zealand
• Vice Chief Executive	Richard Wright
Legislature	National Assembly
Country of Riamo
• Arrival of the First Colonists	1609
• Self Governed Colony	January 1, 1955
• Recognition of independence in foreign relations	July 8, 1980
Area
•	60,528 sq mi (156,770 km2)
• Water (%)	0.8
Population
• 2024 estimate	8,200,000
• Density	135.5/sq mi (52.3/km2)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	ACU 164 Billion
• Per capita	ACU 20,000
Gini (2024)	34.6 medium
HDI (2024)	0.873 very high
Currency	New Gough island Hull (NGIH)
Time zone	New Gough Island Time
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+53
Internet TLD	.ng

New Gough Island officially the Country of New Gough Island or less commonly known, The State of New Gough Island is a country in the southern hemisphere. The country is made up of a large island and a smaller islands. As of the 2020 census, the nation's population stood at 8.2 million. The country has a land area of 60,528 sq mi. The capital city is Port Victoria. While the largest city is Hartridge. The half of the country's population lives on the highly populated South Península and South East Regions which are home to the largest city and capital city. While the country is highly mountainous along the west and south west coasts and forested with some rolling hills. The climate of the country is temperate, with some spots in humid subtropical and tropical climate zones.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1730	150,000	—
1750	50,000	−66.7%
1800	12,000	−76.0%
1820	40,000	+233.3%
1850	120,000	+200.0%
1870	210,000	+75.0%
1880	254,000	+21.0%
1890	291,000	+14.6%
1900	336,000	+15.5%
1910	397,000	+18.2%
1920	431,000	+8.6%
1930	477,000	+10.7%
1940	501,000	+5.0%
1950	541,000	+8.0%
1960	577,000	+6.7%
1970	581,000	+0.7%
1980	562,000	−3.3%
1990	528,000	−6.0%
2000	501,000	−5.1%
2010	468,000	−6.6%
2020	454,000	−3.0%
2024	438,000	−3.5%

Geography

The geography of New Gough Island is quite diverse. The major geographic features are the Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges. As well as the Eastern plains and the West Coast Rainforest, the New Gough Island forest and the tropical Parasides Islands.

Climate

The climate of New Gough Island is largely temperate. With the northern part of the country being humid subtropical and the northern most Parasides Islands being tropical. The majority of the country is temperate with plentiful precipitation. Mild to warm summers to cool to cold winters are common. Heatwaves and Cold waves are common but aren't intense. Snow and wintery precipitation is common in the mountains and highlands during the cooler parts of the year. Temperatures in the temperate zone range from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) during the summer to 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) to 59 degrees F (15 degrees C), precipitation ranges from 40 in (1,016 mm) in the Eastern Plains to 200 in (5,080 mm) at Candace Sound on the West Coast.

The Western Alps, the Northern Coastal Ranges and the Southern Coastal Ranges see snow from as early as late March to as late as early December. Snowfall can be measured in feet in some places. Snow can occur at sea-level usually once a year. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on Mount Reginia at -21 degrees F (-29 degrees C). The Western Alps receive the most snow out of all the mountain ranges.

The Northern most part of the country is humid subtropical, with temperatures ranging from 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) to 84 (29 degrees C) during the summer from 63 degrees F (17 degrees C) to 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall ranges from 60 in (1,524 mm) to 80 in (2,032 mm). The hottest temperature ever recorded was 104 degrees F (40 degrees C). Heatwaves are common in the area with high humidity.

The Parasides Islands are the only tropical area in the country. Temperatures range from 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) during the summer to 80 degrees F (27 degrees C) during the winter. Rainfall is 70 in (1,778 mm).

Administrative Divisions

Regions

Regions of New Gough Island

Name	Population	Land Area	Population Density	Capital	Largest City
South Peninsula	1,700,000	4,700 sq mi	361.7 people per sq mi	Gough City	Hartridge
West Coast	191,000	9,100 sq mi	21 people per sq mi	New Verdun	New Verdun
Parasides Islands	300,000	1,837 sq mi	163.3 people per sq mi	Parasides City	Parasides City
North Coast	770,000	10,250 sq mi	75.1 people per sq mi	Jarvis Bay	Jarvis Bay
South East Islands	1,100,000	8,834 sq mi	124.5 people per sq mi	Westberg	Port Victoria
Eastern Lands	485,000	22,545 sq mi	21.5 people per sq mi	Golden	Golden
Northern Island Chain	263,000	3,263 sq mi	80.6 people per sq mi	Gladen	Gladen

Government

Politics

2020 New Gough Island General Elections 2024 New Gough Island General Elections