Adamstown is the only settlement of Pitcairn Islands and, therefore, it is the capital of the island cluster, holding the record of being the smallest capital of the world.

The settlement is located on the central-north side of the island of Pitcairn, facing the Pacific Ocean and close to the Bounty Bay, the only seaport of the island.

It has a population of 56, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands, since all the other islands are uninhabited.

Adamstown is where most residents eat, drink and sleep, while they grow food in other areas of the island. It has access to TV, internet and telephone, while according to Google Maps, the only named street of the capital is called The Hill of Difficulty.

The first residents of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who arrived in the islands in the 11th century. They established a culture that flourished for four centuries, but, then vanished.

Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a British mutineers on HMSBounty and Tahitians who had been kidnapped. All the residents are descendants of Bounty pirates and Tahitians.