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 census	6,587,000
• Density	108.8/sq mi (42.0/km2)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	ACU 204.297 Billion
• Per capita	ACU 31,000
Gini (2024)	34.6 medium
HDI (2024)	0.873 very high
Currency	New Gough island Hull (NGIH) (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 2024 census, the nation's population stood at 6.587 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 Sound 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	10,000	—
1750	50,000	+400.0%
1800	200,000	+300.0%
1820	780,000	+290.0%
1850	968,000	+24.1%
1870	1,380,000	+42.6%
1880	1,900,000	+37.7%
1890	2,250,000	+18.4%
1900	2,700,000	+20.0%
1910	3,180,000	+17.8%
1920	3,808,000	+19.7%
1930	4,290,000	+12.7%
1940	4,800,000	+11.9%
1950	5,090,000	+6.0%
1960	5,175,000	+1.7%
1970	5,300,000	+2.4%
1980	5,520,000	+4.2%
1990	5,820,000	+5.4%
2000	6,050,000	+4.0%
2010	6,190,000	+2.3%
2020	6,430,000	+3.9%
2024	6,587,000	+2.4%

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.

Administrative Divisions

Regions

Regions of New Gough Island

Name	Population	Land Area	Population Density	Capital	Largest City
South Sound	2,240,000	7,400 sq mi	302.7 people per sq mi	Gough City	Hartridge
West Coast	299,000	19,557 sq mi	15.3 people per sq mi	New Verdun	New Verdun
Parasides Islands	770,000	1,837 sq mi	419.2 people per sq mi	Parasides City	Parasides City
North Coast	1,730,000	9,900 sq mi	174.7 people per sq mi	Jarvis Bay	Jarvis Bay
South East	1,100,000	8,834 sq mi	124.5 people per sq mi	Westberg	Port Victoria
South West	448,000	13,000 sq mi	34.5 people per sq mi	Golden	Golden

Government

Politics

2020 New Gough Island General Elections